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Halo Asymmetry in the Modeling of Galaxy Clustering

Conventional studies of galaxy clustering within the framework of halo models typically assume that the density profile of all dark matter halos can be approximated by the Navarro–Frenk–White (NFW) spherically symmetric profile. However, both modern N -body simulations and observational data suggest...

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Published in:The Astrophysical journal 2024-05, Vol.966 (1), p.73
Main Authors: Durkalec, Anna, Pollo, Agnieszka, Abbas, Ummi
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Language:English
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Summary:Conventional studies of galaxy clustering within the framework of halo models typically assume that the density profile of all dark matter halos can be approximated by the Navarro–Frenk–White (NFW) spherically symmetric profile. However, both modern N -body simulations and observational data suggest that most halos are either oblate or prolate, and almost never spherical. In this paper we present a modified model of the galaxy correlation function. In addition to the five “classical” halo occupation distribution (HOD) parameters proposed by Zheng et al., it includes an additional free parameter ϕ in the modified NFW density profile describing the asymmetry of the host dark matter halo. Using a subhalo abundance matching model, we populate galaxies within BolshoiP N -body simulations. We compute the projected two-point correlation function w p ( r p ) for six stellar-mass volume-limited galaxy samples. We fit our model to the results and then compare the best-fit asymmetry parameter ϕ (and other halo parameters) to the asymmetry of dark matter halos measured directly from the simulations and find that they agree within 1 σ . We then fit our model to the w p ( r p ) results from Zehavi et al. and compare halo parameters. We show that our model accurately retrieves the halo asymmetry and other halo parameters. Additionally, we find 2%–6% differences between the halo masses ( log M min and log M 1 ) estimated by our model and those estimated by “classical” HOD models. The model proposed in this paper can serve as an alternative to multiparameter HOD models, since it can be used for relatively small samples of galaxies.
ISSN:0004-637X
1538-4357
DOI:10.3847/1538-4357/ad36c6