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Intracluster stars in simulations with AGN feedback

We use a set of high-resolution hydrodynamical simulations of clusters of galaxies to study the build-up of the intracluster light (ICL), an interesting and likely significant component of their total stellar mass. Our sample of groups and…

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Quantified diffuse light in compact groups of galaxies

The vast majority of stars in galaxy groups are contained within their constituent galaxies. Some small fraction of stars is expected, however, to follow the global dark matter potential of the group. In compact groups, interactions between…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-03-31 Denis Poliakov , Aleksandr V. Mosenkov , Noah Brosch , Shuki Koriski , R. Michael Rich

Euclid preparation LXX. Forecasting detection limits for intracluster light in the Euclid Wide Survey

The intracluster light (ICL) permeating galaxy clusters is a tracer of the cluster's assembly history, and potentially a tracer of their dark matter structure. In this work we explore the capability of the Euclid Wide Survey to detect ICL…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-06-04 Euclid Collaboration , C. Bellhouse , J. B. Golden-Marx , S. P. Bamford , N. A. Hatch , M. Kluge , A. Ellien , S. L. Ahad , P. Dimauro , F. Durret , A. H. Gonzalez , Y. Jimenez-Teja , M. Montes , M. Sereno , E. Slezak , M. Bolzonella , G. Castignani , O. Cucciati , G. De Lucia , Z. Ghaffari , L. Moscardini , R. Pello , L. Pozzetti , T. Saifollahi , A. S. Borlaff , N. Aghanim , B. Altieri , A. Amara , S. Andreon , C. Baccigalupi , M. Baldi , S. Bardelli , A. Basset , P. Battaglia , R. Bender , A. Biviano , D. Bonino , E. Branchini , M. Brescia , A. Caillat , S. Camera , G. Cañas-Herrera , V. Capobianco , C. Carbone , V. F. Cardone , J. Carretero , S. Casas , M. Castellano , S. Cavuoti , K. C. Chambers , A. Cimatti , C. Colodro-Conde , G. Congedo , C. J. Conselice , L. Conversi , Y. Copin , F. Courbin , H. M. Courtois , J. -C. Cuillandre , A. Da Silva , H. Degaudenzi , A. M. Di Giorgio , J. Dinis , H. Dole , F. Dubath , C. A. J. Duncan , X. Dupac , S. Dusini , S. Escoffier , M. Farina , R. Farinelli , S. Farrens , F. Faustini , S. Ferriol , F. Finelli , S. Fotopoulou , M. Frailis , E. Franceschi , M. Fumana , S. Galeotta , K. George , B. Gillis , C. Giocoli , P. Gómez-Alvarez , J. Gracia-Carpio , A. Grazian , F. Grupp , S. V. H. Haugan , H. Hoekstra , M. S. Holliman , W. Holmes , I. Hook , F. Hormuth , A. Hornstrup , P. Hudelot , K. Jahnke , M. Jhabvala , E. Keihänen , S. Kermiche , A. Kiessling , M. Kilbinger , B. Kubik , M. Kümmel , M. Kunz , H. Kurki-Suonio , A. M. C. Le Brun , P. Liebing , S. Ligori , P. B. Lilje , V. Lindholm , I. Lloro , G. Mainetti , D. Maino , E. Maiorano , O. Mansutti , O. Marggraf , K. Markovic , M. Martinelli , N. Martinet , F. Marulli , R. Massey , S. Maurogordato , E. Medinaceli , S. Mei , M. Melchior , M. Meneghetti , E. Merlin , G. Meylan , A. Mora , M. Moresco , R. Nakajima , C. Neissner , S. -M. Niemi , C. Padilla , S. Paltani , F. Pasian , K. Pedersen , V. Pettorino , S. Pires , G. Polenta , M. Poncet , L. A. Popa , F. Raison , A. Renzi , J. Rhodes , G. Riccio , E. Romelli , M. Roncarelli , E. Rossetti , R. Saglia , Z. Sakr , D. Sapone , B. Sartoris , P. Schneider , T. Schrabback , G. Seidel , S. Serrano , P. Simon , C. Sirignano , G. Sirri , L. Stanco , J. Steinwagner , P. Tallada-Crespí , I. Tereno , S. Toft , R. Toledo-Moreo , F. Torradeflot , A. Tsyganov , I. Tutusaus , L. Valenziano , J. Valiviita , T. Vassallo , G. Verdoes Kleijn , A. Veropalumbo , Y. Wang , J. Weller , G. Zamorani , E. Zucca , E. Bozzo , C. Burigana , M. Calabrese , D. Di Ferdinando , J. A. Escartin Vigo , L. Gabarra , S. Matthew , N. Mauri , M. Pöntinen , V. Scottez , M. Tenti , M. Viel , M. Wiesmann , Y. Akrami , I. T. Andika , S. Anselmi , M. Archidiacono , F. Atrio-Barandela , M. Ballardini , M. Bethermin , A. Blanchard , L. Blot , H. Böhringer , S. Borgani , M. L. Brown , S. Bruton , R. Cabanac , A. Calabro , A. Cappi , F. Caro , C. S. Carvalho , T. Castro , F. Cogato , T. Contini , A. R. Cooray , F. De Paolis , G. Desprez , A. Díaz-Sánchez , J. J. Diaz , S. Di Domizio , J. M. Diego , A. G. Ferrari , P. G. Ferreira , A. Finoguenov , A. Fontana , K. Ganga , J. García-Bellido , T. Gasparetto , E. Gaztanaga , F. Giacomini , F. Gianotti , G. Gozaliasl , A. Gregorio , M. Guidi , C. M. Gutierrez , A. Hall , W. G. Hartley , S. Hemmati , H. Hildebrandt , J. Hjorth , A. Jimenez Muñoz , J. J. E. Kajava , Y. Kang , V. Kansal , D. Karagiannis , C. C. Kirkpatrick , S. Kruk , M. Lattanzi , J. Le Graet , L. Legrand , M. Lembo , J. Lesgourgues , T. I. Liaudat , S. J. Liu , A. Loureiro , M. Magliocchetti , F. Mannucci , R. Maoli , J. Martín-Fleitas , C. J. A. P. Martins , L. Maurin , R. B. Metcalf , M. Miluzio , P. Monaco , C. Moretti , G. Morgante , C. Murray , K. Naidoo , A. Navarro-Alsina , S. Nesseris , K. Paterson , L. Patrizii , A. Pisani , V. Popa , D. Potter , I. Risso , P. -F. Rocci , M. Sahlén , E. Sarpa , A. Schneider , M. Schultheis , D. Sciotti , E. Sellentin , L. C. Smith , S. A. Stanford , K. Tanidis , C. Tao , G. Testera , R. Teyssier , S. Tosi , A. Troja , M. Tucci , C. Valieri , D. Vergani , G. Verza , P. Vielzeuf , N. A. Walton

Mature but Still Growing: JWST Detection of the Earliest Intracluster Light at z ~ 2

We present a JWST analysis of intracluster light (ICL) in XLSSC 122 at z = 1.98, currently the most distant known strong lensing galaxy cluster with an evolved member population. Using deep JWST imaging complemented by HST data and careful…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-03-05 Hyungjin Joo , M. James Jee , Kyle Finner , Zachary P. Scofield , Sangjun Cha , Jinhyub Kim , Ranga-Ram Chary , Andreas Faisst , Bomee Lee

Euclid: Early Release Observations -- The Intracluster Light of Abell 2390

Intracluster light (ICL) provides a record of the dynamical interactions undergone by clusters, giving clues on cluster formation and evolution. Here, we analyse the properties of ICL in the massive cluster Abell 2390 at redshift z=0.228.…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-06-11 A. Ellien , M. Montes , S. L. Ahad , P. Dimauro , J. B. Golden-Marx , Y. Jimenez-Teja , F. Durret , C. Bellhouse , J. M. Diego , S. P. Bamford , A. H. Gonzalez , N. A. Hatch , M. Kluge , R. Ragusa , E. Slezak , J. -C. Cuillandre , R. Gavazzi , H. Dole , G. Mahler , G. Congedo , T. Saifollahi , N. Aghanim , B. Altieri , A. Amara , S. Andreon , N. Auricchio , C. Baccigalupi , M. Baldi , A. Balestra , S. Bardelli , A. Basset , P. Battaglia , A. Biviano , A. Bonchi , D. Bonino , E. Branchini , M. Brescia , J. Brinchmann , A. Caillat , S. Camera , V. Capobianco , C. Carbone , V. F. Cardone , J. Carretero , S. Casas , M. Castellano , G. Castignani , S. Cavuoti , A. Cimatti , C. Colodro-Conde , C. J. Conselice , L. Conversi , Y. Copin , F. Courbin , H. M. Courtois , M. Cropper , A. Da Silva , H. Degaudenzi , G. De Lucia , A. M. Di Giorgio , J. Dinis , F. Dubath , C. A. J. Duncan , X. Dupac , S. Dusini , M. Farina , F. Faustini , S. Ferriol , S. Fotopoulou , M. Frailis , E. Franceschi , S. Galeotta , K. George , B. Gillis , C. Giocoli , P. Gómez-Alvarez , A. Grazian , F. Grupp , L. Guzzo , S. V. H. Haugan , J. Hoar , H. Hoekstra , W. Holmes , F. Hormuth , A. Hornstrup , P. Hudelot , K. Jahnke , M. Jhabvala , B. Joachimi , E. Keihänen , S. Kermiche , A. Kiessling , B. Kubik , K. Kuijken , M. Kümmel , M. Kunz , H. Kurki-Suonio , R. Laureijs , D. Le Mignant , S. Ligori , P. B. Lilje , V. Lindholm , I. Lloro , G. Mainetti , D. Maino , E. Maiorano , O. Mansutti , S. Marcin , O. Marggraf , K. Markovic , M. Martinelli , N. Martinet , F. Marulli , R. Massey , S. Maurogordato , E. Medinaceli , S. Mei , M. Melchior , Y. Mellier , M. Meneghetti , E. Merlin , G. Meylan , A. Mora , M. Moresco , L. Moscardini , R. Nakajima , C. Neissner , R. C. Nichol , S. -M. Niemi , J. W. Nightingale , C. Padilla , S. Paltani , F. Pasian , K. Pedersen , W. J. Percival , V. Pettorino , S. Pires , G. Polenta , M. Poncet , L. A. Popa , L. Pozzetti , F. Raison , R. Rebolo , A. Renzi , J. Rhodes , G. Riccio , E. Romelli , M. Roncarelli , E. Rossetti , R. Saglia , Z. Sakr , D. Sapone , B. Sartoris , R. Scaramella , M. Schirmer , P. Schneider , T. Schrabback , A. Secroun , E. Sefusatti , G. Seidel , M. Seiffert , S. Serrano , C. Sirignano , G. Sirri , L. Stanco , J. -L. Starck , J. Steinwagner , P. Tallada-Crespí , A. N. Taylor , H. I. Teplitz , I. Tereno , R. Toledo-Moreo , F. Torradeflot , A. Tsyganov , I. Tutusaus , L. Valenziano , T. Vassallo , G. Verdoes Kleijn , A. Veropalumbo , Y. Wang , J. Weller , O. R. Williams , E. Zucca , M. Bolzonella , C. Burigana , V. Scottez

Preparing for low surface brightness science with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory: A Comparison of Observable and Simulated Intracluster Light Fractions

Intracluster Light (ICL) provides an important record of the interactions galaxy clusters have undergone. However, we are limited in our understanding by our measurement methods. To address this we measure the fraction of cluster light that…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-12-01 Sarah Brough , Syeda Lammim Ahad , Yannick M. Bahe , Amaël Ellien , Anthony H. Gonzalez , Yolanda Jiménez-Teja , Lucas C. Kimmig , Garreth Martin , Cristina Martínez-Lombilla , Mireia Montes , Annalisa Pillepich , Rossella Ragusa , Rhea-Silvia Remus , Chris A. Collins , Johan H. Knapen , J. Chris Mihos

Does the virial mass drive the intra-cluster light? The relationship between the ICL and M$_{vir}$ from VEGAS

In this Letter we revisit the relationship between the fraction of the intra-cluster light (ICL) and both the virial mass and the fraction of Early Type Galaxies in the host halo. This is based on a statistically significant and homogeneous…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-02-22 Rossella Ragusa , Enrichetta Iodice , Marilena Spavone , Mireia Montes , Duncan A. Forbes , Sarah Brough , Marco Mirabile , Michele Cantiello , Maurizio Paolillo , Pietro Schipani

Intracluster light at z~0.25 from SDSS imaging data

We investigate the broadband optical emission of diffuse intergalactic stars in galaxy clusters at z~0.25 by means of an image stacking technique. The images of 654 clusters, selected with the max-BCG algorithm from a subsample of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Stefano Zibetti , Simon D. M. White

Intracluster Planetary Nebulae as dynamical probes of the diffuse light in galaxy clusters

I will review the latest results for the presence of diffuse light in the nearby universe and at intermediate redshift, and then discuss the latest results from hydrodynamical cosmological simulations of cluster formation on the expected…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Magda Arnaboldi

Intergalactic stellar populations in intermediate redshift clusters

A substantial fraction of the total stellar mass in rich clusters of galaxies resides in a diffuse intergalactic component usually referred to as the Intra-Cluster Light (ICL). Theoretical models indicate that these intergalactic stars…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 J. Melnick , E. Giraud , I. Toledo , F. J. Selman , H. Quintana

Brightest Cluster Galaxies and Intra-Cluster Light: Their Mass Distribution in the Innermost Regions of Groups and Clusters

We improve the model presented in Contini & Gu 2020 that describes the radial mass distribution of brightest cluster galaxies (BCGs) and the diffuse component also known as intra-cluster light (ICL), by assuming that the global BCG+ICL…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-07-21 Emanuele Contini , QiuSheng Gu

Intra-Cluster Light as a Dynamical Clock for Galaxy Clusters: Insights from the MAGNETICUM, IllustrisTNG, Hydrangea and Horizon-AGN Simulations

As the most massive nodes of the cosmic web, galaxy clusters represent the best probes of structure formation. Over time, they grow by accreting and disrupting satellite galaxies, adding those stars to the brightest cluster galaxy (BCG) and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-08-13 Lucas C. Kimmig , Sarah Brough , Klaus Dolag , Rhea-Silvia Remus , Yannick M. Bahé , Garreth Martin , Annalisa Pillepich , Nina Hatch , Mireia Montes , Syeda Lammim Ahad , Callum Bellhouse , Harley J. Brown , Amaël Ellien , Jesse B. Golden-Marx , Anthony H. Gonzalez , Enrica Iodice , Yolanda Jiménez-Teja , Matthias Kluge , Johan H. Knapen , J. Christopher Mihos , Rossella Ragusa , Marilena Spavone

Memoirs of mass accretion: probing the edges of intracluster light in simulated galaxy clusters

The diffuse starlight extending throughout massive galaxy clusters, known as intracluster light (ICL), has the potential to be read as a memoir of mass accretion: informative, individual, and yet imperfect. Here, we combine dark matter-only…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-12-05 Tara Dacunha , Phil Mansfield , Risa Wechsler

The formation of the brightest cluster galaxy and intracluster light in cosmological N-body simulations with the Galaxy Replacement Technique

We investigate the formation channels of the intracluster light (ICL) and the brightest cluster galaxy (BCG) in clusters at $z=0$. For this, we perform multi-resolution cosmological N-body simulations using the "Galaxy Replacement…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-02-15 Kyungwon Chun , Jihye Shin , Rory Smith , Jongwan Ko , Jaewon Yoo

The dependence of the intracluster light fraction on galaxy cluster properties

We use machine learning to measure the intracluster light (ICL) fractions of 177 galaxy groups and clusters identified from Hyper Suprime-Cam Subaru Strategic Program imaging to explore how the ICL varies with the properties of its host…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-12-08 Louisa Canepa , Sarah Brough , Mireia Montes , Nina Hatch

Diffuse optical intracluster light as a measure of stellar tidal stripping: the cluster CL0024+17 at $z\sim $0.4 observed at LBT

We have evaluated the diffuse intracluster light (ICL) in the central core of the galaxy cluster CL0024+17 at $z\sim 0.4$ observed with the prime focus camera (LBC) at LBT. The measure required an accurate removal of the galaxies light…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-17 E. Giallongo , N. Menci , A. Grazian , S. Gallozzi , M. Castellano , F. Fiore , A. Fontana , L. Pentericci , K. Boutsia , D. Paris , R. Speziali , V. Testa

The HST/ACS Coma Cluster Survey IV. Intergalactic Globular Clusters and the Massive Globular Cluster System at the Core of the Coma Galaxy Cluster

Intracluster stellar populations are a natural result of tidal interactions in galaxy clusters. Measuring these populations is difficult, but important for understanding the assembly of the most massive galaxies. The Coma cluster is one of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-20 Eric W. Peng , Henry C. Ferguson , Paul Goudfrooij , Derek Hammer , John R. Lucey , Ronald O. Marzke , Thomas H. Puzia , David Carter , Marc Balcells , Terry Bridges , Kristin Chiboucas , Carlos del Burgo , Alister W. Graham , Rafael Guzman , Michael J. Hudson , Ana Matkovic , David Merritt , Bryan W. Miller , Mustapha Mouhcine , Steven Phillipps , Ray Sharples , Russell J. Smith , Brent Tully , Gijs Verdoes Kleijn

Intracluster light in the core of z~2 galaxy proto-clusters

Intracluster light is thought to originate from stars that were ripped away from their parent galaxies by gravitational tides and galaxy interactions during the build up of the cluster. The stars from such interactions will accumulate over…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-05-17 S. V. Werner , N. A. Hatch , J. Matharu , A. H. Gonzalez , Y. M. Bahé , S. Mei , G. Noirot , D. Wylezalek

Unveiling the dynamical state of massive clusters through the ICL fraction

We have selected a sample of eleven massive clusters of galaxies observed by the Hubble Space Telescope in order to study the impact of the dynamical state on the IntraCluster Light (ICL) fraction, the ratio of total integrated ICL to the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-05-02 Y. Jiménez-Teja , R. Dupke , N. Benítez , A. M. Koekemoer , A. Zitrin , K. Umetsu , B. L. Ziegler , B. L. Frye , H. Ford , R. J. Bouwens , L. D. Bradley , T. Broadhurst , D. Coe , M. Donahue , G. J. Graves , C. Grillo , L. Infante , S. Jouvel , D. D. Kelson , O. Lahav , R. Lazkoz , D. Lemze , D. Maoz , E. Medezinski , P. Melchior , M. Meneghetti , A. Mercurio , J. Merten , A. Molino , L. A. Moustakas , M. Nonino , S. Ogaz , A. G. Riess , P. Rosati , J. Sayers , S. Seitz , W. Zheng

Galaxy Disruption as the Origin of Intracluster Light in the Coma Cluster

Although the existence of a faint background of starlight in the core of the Coma cluster has been well established (1,2), its origin is uncertain. This vast sea of stars could have formed outside the galaxies, using gas left over from the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Michael D. Gregg , Michael J. West