High-order 3D Voronoi tessellation for identifying isolated galaxies, pairs and triplets

[en] A geometric method based on the high-order 3D Voronoi tessellation is proposed for identifying single galaxies, pairs and triplets. This approach allows us to select small galaxy groups and isolated galaxies in different environments and to find the isolated systems. The volume-limited sample of galaxies from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 5 spectroscopic survey was used. We conclude that in such small groups as pairs and triplets, segregation by luminosity is clearly observed: galaxies in isolated pairs and triplets are on average two times more luminous than isolated galaxies. We consider the dark matter content in different systems. The median values of mass-to-luminosity ratio are 12M[SUB]solar[/SUB]/L[SUB]solar[/SUB] for the isolated pairs and 44M[SUB]solar[/SUB]/L[SUB]solar[/SUB] for the isolated triplets, and 7 (8) M[SUB]solar[/SUB]/L[SUB]solar[/SUB] for the most compact pairs (triplets). We also found that systems in denser environments have greater rms velocity and mass-to-luminosity ratio.

Disciplines :

Space science, astronomy & astrophysics

Author, co-author :

Elyiv, Andrii ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Astroph. extragalactique et observations spatiales (AEOS)

Melnyk, Olga ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Astroph. extragalactique et observations spatiales (AEOS)

Vavilova, I.

Language :

English

Title :

High-order 3D Voronoi tessellation for identifying isolated galaxies, pairs and triplets

Publication date :

2009

Journal title :

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

ISSN :

0035-8711

eISSN :

1365-2966

Publisher :

Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, United Kingdom

Volume :

394

Pages :

1409-1418

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