The Kormendy relation of cluster galaxies in PPS regions

Abstract

We study a sample of 936 early-type galaxies located in 48 low-z regular galaxy clusters with $M_{200}\ge 10^{14}{M}_{\odot }$ at $z<0.1$. We examine variations in the Kormendy relation (KR) according to their location in the projected phase space (PPS) of the clusters. We have used a combination of Bayesian statistical methods to identify possible differences between the fitted relations. Our results indicate that the overall KR is better fitted when we take into account the information about PPS regions. We also find that objects with time since infall $\ge 6.5$ Gyr have a significant statistical difference of the KR coefficients relative to objects that are more recent in the cluster environment. We show that giant central ellipticals are responsible for tilting the KR relation towards smaller slopes. These galaxies present a late growth probably due to cumulative preprocessing during infall, plus cannibalism and accretion of smaller stripped objects near the center of the clusters.

arXiv comment8 pages, 8 figures, appendix, published in MNRAS. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:2302.04287

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