eROSITA clusters dynamical state and their impact on the BCG luminosity

Abstract

The Spectrum Roentgen Gamma/eROSITA first public release contains 12,247 clusters and groups. We use the offset between the Brightest Cluster Galaxy (BCG) and the X--ray peak (D${}_{\mathrm{BCG}-\mathrm{X}}$) to classify the cluster dynamical state of 3,946 galaxy clusters and groups. The X--ray peaks come from the eROSITA survey while the BCG positions come from the DECaLS DR10 optical data, which includes the DECam eROSITA Survey optical data. We aim to investigate the evolution of the merger and relaxed cluster distributions with redshift and mass, and their impact on the BCG. We model the distribution of D${}_{\mathrm{BCG}-\mathrm{X}}$ as the sum of two Rayleigh distributions representing the cluster's relaxed and disturbed populations, and explore their evolution with redshift and mass. To explore the impact of the cluster's dynamical state on the BCG luminosity, we separate the main sample according to the dynamical state. We define clusters as relaxed if D${}_{\mathrm{BCG}-\mathrm{X}}$ < 0.25$r_{500}$, disturbed if D${}_{\mathrm{BCG}-\mathrm{X}}$>0.5$r_{500}$, and as `diverse' otherwise. We find no evolution of the merging fraction in redshift and mass. We observe that the width of the relaxed distribution to increase with redshift, while the width of the two Rayleigh distributions decreases with mass. The analysis reveals that BCGs in relaxed clusters are brighter than BCGs in both the disturbed and diverse cluster population. The most significant differences are found for high mass clusters at higher redshift. The results suggest that BCGs in low-mass clusters are less centrally bound than those in high-mass systems, irrespective of dynamical state. Over time, BCGs in relaxed clusters progressively align with the potential center. This alignment correlates with their luminosity growth relative to BCGs in dynamically disturbed clusters, underscoring the critical role of the clusters dynamical state in regulating BCG evolution. [Abridged]

10 pages, 6 figures, accepted in A&A

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