Dipole distortions in the intergalactic medium. Issue 3 (7th June 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Inman, Derek; Pen, Ue-Li; Villaescusa-Navarro, Francisco
• Is Part Of: Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Volume 487:Issue 3(2019)
• Page Start: 4181
• Page End: 4189
• Publication Date: 2019-06-07
• Subjects: intergalactic medium -- galaxies: kinematics and dynamics -- large-scale structure of Universe; Astronomy -- Periodicals; Periodicals; 520.5
• DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stz1542
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0035-8711

Abstract

Abstract: Baryonic feedback can significantly modify the spatial distribution of matter on small scales and create a bulk relative velocity between the dominant cold dark matter and the hot gas. We study the consequences of such bulk motions using two high-resolution hydrodynamic simulations, one with no feedback and one with very strong feedback. We find that relative velocities of order $100\ {\rm km}\, {\rm s}^{-1}$ are produced in the strong feedback simulation, whereas it is much smaller when there is no feedback. Such relative motions induce dipole distortions to the gas, which we quantify by computing the dipole correlation function. We find halo coordinates and velocities are systematically changed in the direction of the relative velocity. Finally, we discuss potential to observe the relative velocity via large-scale structure, Sunyaev–Zel'dovich and line emission measurements. Given the non-linear nature of this effect, it should next be studied in simulations with different feedback implementations/strengths to determine the available model space.