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Measurements of the intracluster light (ICL) are still prone to methodological ambiguities and there are multiple techniques in the literature for that purpose, mostly based on the binding energy, the local density distribution, or the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-03-23 Y. Jimenez-Teja , R. Dupke

We characterise the intra-cluster light (ICL) in ensembles of full-physics cluster simulations from The Three Hundred project, a suite of 324 hydrodynamical resimulations of cluster-sized halos. We identify the ICL as those stellar…

We extend the analysis presented in \cite{contini2023a} to higher redshifts, up to $z=2$, by focusing on the relation between the intracluster light (ICL) fraction and the halo mass, its dependence with redshift, role played by the halo…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-11-16 Emanuele Contini , Jinsu Rhee , San Han , Seyoung Jeon , Sukyoung K. Yi

We present the results of a Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 near-UV and ACS/WFC optical study into the star cluster populations of 10 luminous and ultra-luminous infrared galaxies (U/LIRGs) in the Great Observatories All-Sky LIRG Survey…

Cluster properties do not seem to be changing significantly during their mature evolution phase, for example they do not seem to show strong dynamical evolution at least up to z~0.5, their galaxy red sequence is already in place at least up…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 C. Adami , F. Durret , L. Guennou , C. Da Rocha

Context. The intracluster light (ICL) comprises stars that are not bound to individual galaxies within a galaxy cluster, and it provides insights into the cluster mass distribution, evolutionary history, and dynamical state. Aims. We study…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-08-27 Isaac Alonso Asensio , Ana Contreras-Santos

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

We explore several ways to dissect Brightest Cluster Galaxies (BCGs) and their surrounding Intracluster Light (ICL) using a surface brightness cut, a luminosity cut, excess light above a de Vaucouleurs profile, or a double S\'ersic…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-02-10 M. Kluge , R. Bender , A. Riffeser , C. Goessl , U. Hopp , M. Schmidt , C. Ries

Using a suite of N-body simulations of galaxy clusters specifically tailored to study the intracluster light (ICL) component, we measure the quantity of ICL using a number of different methods previously employed in the literature for both…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 Craig S. Rudick , J. Christopher Mihos , Cameron K. McBride

The largest stellar halos in the universe are found in massive galaxy clusters, where interactions and mergers of galaxies, along with the cluster tidal field, all act to strip stars from their host galaxies and feed the diffuse…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-09-07 J. Christopher Mihos

We present the results of a {\it Hubble Space Telescope} ACS/HRC FUV, ACS/WFC optical study into the cluster populations of a sample of 22 Luminous Infrared Galaxies in the Great Observatories All-Sky LIRG Survey. Through integrated…

We explore the formation of the intragroup light (IGL) and intracluster light (ICL), representing diffuse lights within groups and clusters, since $z=1.5$. For this, we perform multi-resolution cosmological N-body simulations using the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-05-15 Kyungwon Chun , Jihye Shin , Jongwan Ko , Rory Smith , Jaewon Yoo

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…

[Abridged] Twenty-six high-luminosity IRAS sources believed to be collection of stars in the early phases of high-mass star formation have been observed in the NIR (J, H, K) to characterize the clustering properties of their young stellar…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-13 Fabiana Faustini , Sergio Molinari , Leonardo Testi , Jan Brand

We present an analysis of the intracluster light in the Frontier Field Cluster MACS J1149.5+2223 (z=0.544), which combines new and archival Hubble WFC3/IR imaging to provide continuous radial coverage out to 2.8 Mpc from the brightest…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-08-11 Anthony H. Gonzalez , Tyler George , Thomas Connor , Alis Deason , Megan Donahue , Mireia Montes , Ann I. Zabludoff , Dennis Zaritsky

The discovery of a large population of intra-cluster star clusters in the central region of the Hydra I and Centaurus galaxy clusters is presented. Based on deep VLT photometry (V,I), many star clusters have been identified not only around…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Michael Hilker

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…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 Ewald Puchwein , Volker Springel , Debora Sijacki , Klaus Dolag

We study the intracluster light (ICL) and intracluster globular clusters (ICGCs) in the nearby Perseus galaxy cluster using Euclid's EROs. By modelling the isophotal and iso-density contours, we mapped the distributions and properties of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-04-30 M. Kluge , N. A. Hatch , M. Montes , J. B. Golden-Marx , A. H. Gonzalez , J. -C. Cuillandre , M. Bolzonella , A. Lançon , R. Laureijs , T. Saifollahi , M. Schirmer , C. Stone , A. Boselli , M. Cantiello , J. G. Sorce , F. R. Marleau , P. -A. Duc , E. Sola , M. Urbano , S. L. Ahad , Y. M. Bahé , S. P. Bamford , C. Bellhouse , F. Buitrago , P. Dimauro , F. Durret , A. Ellien , Y. Jimenez-Teja , E. Slezak , N. Aghanim , B. Altieri , S. Andreon , N. Auricchio , M. Baldi , A. Balestra , S. Bardelli , R. Bender , D. Bonino , E. Branchini , M. Brescia , J. Brinchmann , S. Camera , G. P. Candini , V. Capobianco , C. Carbone , J. Carretero , S. Casas , M. Castellano , S. Cavuoti , A. Cimatti , G. Congedo , C. J. Conselice , L. Conversi , Y. Copin , F. Courbin , H. M. Courtois , M. Cropper , A. Da Silva , H. Degaudenzi , J. Dinis , C. A. J. Duncan , X. Dupac , S. Dusini , M. Farina , S. Farrens , S. Ferriol , P. Fosalba , M. Frailis , E. Franceschi , M. Fumana , S. Galeotta , B. Garilli , W. Gillard , B. Gillis , C. Giocoli , P. Gómez-Alvarez , B. R. Granett , A. Grazian , F. Grupp , L. Guzzo , S. V. H. Haugan , J. Hoar , H. Hoekstra , W. Holmes , I. Hook , F. Hormuth , A. Hornstrup , P. Hudelot , K. Jahnke , E. Keihänen , S. Kermiche , A. Kiessling , T. Kitching , R. Kohley , B. Kubik , M. Kümmel , M. Kunz , H. Kurki-Suonio , O. Lahav , S. Ligori , P. B. Lilje , V. Lindholm , I. Lloro , E. Maiorano , O. Mansutti , O. Marggraf , K. Markovic , N. Martinet , F. Marulli , R. Massey , S. Maurogordato , H. J. McCracken , E. Medinaceli , S. Mei , M. Melchior , Y. Mellier , M. Meneghetti , E. Merlin , G. Meylan , M. Moresco , L. Moscardini , E. Munari , 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 , G. D. Racca , F. Raison , R. Rebolo , A. Renzi , J. Rhodes , G. Riccio , H. -W. Rix , E. Romelli , M. Roncarelli , E. Rossetti , R. Saglia , D. Sapone , B. Sartoris , M. Sauvage , R. Scaramella , P. Schneider , T. Schrabback , A. Secroun , G. Seidel , M. Seiffert , S. Serrano , C. Sirignano , G. Sirri , J. Skottfelt , L. Stanco , P. Tallada-Crespí , A. N. Taylor , H. I. Teplitz , I. Tereno , R. Toledo-Moreo , F. Torradeflot , I. Tutusaus , E. A. Valentijn , L. Valenziano , T. Vassallo , G. Verdoes Kleijn , A. Veropalumbo , Y. Wang , J. Weller , O. R. Williams , G. Zamorani , E. Zucca , A. Biviano , C. Burigana , G. De Lucia , K. George , V. Scottez , P. Simon , A. Mora , J. Martín-Fleitas , F. Ruppin , D. Scott

In this chapter, we delve into the formation and primary characteristics of two significant components within galaxy clusters: the brightest cluster galaxies (BCGs) and the intracluster light (ICL). Drawing upon recent and pertinent studies…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-09-12 Emanuele Contini , Sukyoung K. Yi , Seyoung Jeon

We examine the stellar mass assembly in galaxy cluster cores using data from the Cluster Lensing and Supernova survey with Hubble (CLASH). We measure the growth of brightest cluster galaxy (BCG) stellar mass, the fraction of the total…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2017-02-22 Claire Burke , Matt Hilton , Chris Collins