Multimodality of rich clusters from the SDSS DR8 within the supercluster-void network (talk at MG13 meeting)

Abstract

We study the relations between the multimodality of galaxy clusters drawn from the SDSS DR8 and the environment where they reside. We find that multimodal clusters reside in higher density environment than unimodal clusters. We determine morphological types of superclusters and show that clusters in superclusters of spider morphology have higher probabilities to have substructure and larger peculiar velocities of their main galaxies than clusters in superclusters of filament morphology. Our study shows the importance of the role of superclusters as high density environment which affects the properties of galaxy systems in them.

3 pages, to appear in MG13 proceedings, held in Stockholm, 1 - 7 July 2012