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Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA): the group H I mass as a function of halo mass

Ajay Dev*, Simon P. Driver, Martin Meyer, Sambit Roychowdhury, Jonghwan Rhee, Adam R. H. Stevens, Claudia del P. Lagos, Joss Bland-Hawthorn, Barbara Catinella, A. M. Hopkins, Jonathan Loveday, Danail Obreschkow, Steven Phillipps, Aaron S. G. Robotham

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Abstract

We determine the atomic hydrogen (H i) to halo mass relation (HIHM) using Arecibo Legacy Fast ALFA survey H i data at the location of optically selected groups from the Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA) survey. We make direct H i detections for 37 GAMA groups. Using H i group spectral stacking of 345 groups, we study the group H i content as a function of halo mass across a halo mass range of 1011–1014.7 M. We also correct our results for Eddington bias. We find that the group H i mass generally rises as a function of halo mass from 1.3% of the halo mass at 1011.6M⊙ to 0.4% at 1013.7M⊙ with some indication of flattening towards the high-mass end. Despite the differences in optical survey limits, group catalogues, and halo mass estimation methods, our results are consistent with previous group H i-stacking studies. Our results are also consistent with mock observations from shark and IllustrisTNG.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2693-2709
Number of pages17
JournalMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Volume523
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2023

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Keywords

  • galaxies: groups: general
  • galaxies: haloes
  • radio lines: general

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