Halo mass-observable proxy scaling relations and their dependencies on galaxy and group properties [GA]

http://arxiv.org/abs/2305.06803


Based on the DECaLS shear catalog, we study the scaling relations between halo mass($M_{\rm h}$) and various proxies for SDSS central galaxies, including stellar mass($M_$), stellar velocity dispersion($\sigma_$), abundance matching halo mass($M_{\rm AM}$) and satellite velocity dispersion($\sigma_{\rm s}$), and their dependencies on galaxy and group properties. In general, they are all good proxies of $M_{\rm h}$, and their scaling relations are consistent with previous studies. We find that the $M_{\rm h}$-$M_$ and $M_{\rm h}$-$\sigma_$ relations depend strongly on group richness($N_{\rm sat}$), while the $M_{\rm h}$-$M_{\rm AM}$ and $M_{\rm h}$-$\sigma_{\rm s}$ relations are independent of it. Moreover, the dependence on star formation rate(SFR) is rather weak in the $M_{\rm h}$-$\sigma_$ and $M_{\rm h}$-$\sigma_{\rm s}$ relations, but very prominent in the other two. $\sigma_{\rm s}$ is thus the best proxy among them, and its scaling relation is in good agreement with hydro-dynamical simulations. However, estimating $\sigma_{\rm s}$ accurately for individual groups/clusters is challenging because of interlopers and the requirement for sufficient satellites. We construct new proxies by combining $M_$, $\sigma_$, and $M_{\rm AM}$, and find the proxy with 30\% contribution from $M_{\rm AM}$ and 70\% from $\sigma_$ can minimize the dependence on $N_{\rm sat}$ and SFR. We obtain the $M_{\rm h}$-supermassive black hole(SMBH) mass relation via the SMBH scaling relation and find indications for rapid and linear growth phases for SMBH. We also find that correlations among $M_{\rm h}$, $M_$ and $\sigma_$ change with $M_*$, indicating that different processes drive the growth of galaxies and SMBH at different stages.

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Z. Zhang, H. Wang, W. Luo, et. al.
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Comments: 24 pages, 12 figures and 3 tables