Universal void density profiles from simulation and SDSS
Abstract
We discuss the universality and self-similarity of void density profiles, for voids in realistic mock luminous red galaxy (LRG) catalogues from the Jubilee simulation, as well as in void catalogues constructed from the SDSS LRG and Main Galaxy samples. Voids are identified using a modified version of the ZOBOV watershed transform algorithm, with additional selection cuts. We find that voids in simulation are self-similar, meaning that their average rescaled profile does not depend on the void size, or -- within the range of the simulated catalogue -- on the redshift. Comparison of the profiles obtained from simulated and real voids shows an excellent match. The profiles of real voids also show a universal behaviour over a wide range of galaxy luminosities, number densities and redshifts. This points to a fundamental property of the voids found by the watershed algorithm, which can be exploited in future studies of voids.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1412.8372,
title = {Universal void density profiles from simulation and SDSS},
author = {S. Nadathur and S. Hotchkiss and J. M. Diego and I. T. Iliev and S. Gottlöber and W. A. Watson and G. Yepes},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1412.8372},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
4 pages. Proceedings of the IAU Symposium 308 "The Zel'dovich Universe: Genesis and Growth of the Cosmic Web", 23-28 June 2014, Tallinn, Estonia