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20142026
most citedThe DIANOGA simulations of galaxy clusters: characterizing star formation in proto-clusters

66 citations · 568 across the 47 of their papers we have counts for

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48 papers

astro-ph.IM2026

The OpenGadget3 Code for Cosmological Simulations

Klaus Dolag, Geray S. Karademir, Luca Tornatore +28

We present the public release of OpenGadget3 (OG3), a substantially extended and re-organised version of the widely used Gadget-2/3 family of cosmological simulation codes. Since G…

astro-ph.CO2026

Euclid preparation. The shape of halo profiles in CDM and non-standard cosmologies

Euclid Collaboration, L. Pizzuti, G. Y. Ferron +304

We study the shape of three-dimensional and projected dark-matter halo profiles extracted from cosmological -body simulations in CDM and non-standard cosmologies, using the \…

astro-ph.CO2026

Searching for signatures of self-interacting dark matter in halos from full physics simulations: From 3D structure to projected observables

Giovanni Y. Ferron, Antonio Ragagnin, Lorenzo Pizzuti +1

In this work we explore the imprints of self-interacting dark matter (SIDM) on the structure of simulated galaxy groups and clusters in view of future optical surveys. We find that…

astro-ph.CO2026

Dianoga simulations of galaxy clusters and groups: Properties of the baryonic components

Stefano Borgani, Alice Damiano, Elena Rasia +12

We introduce the Dianoga set of cosmological simulations of galaxy clusters and groups, specifically aimed at studying the impact of the implementation of AGN feedback and star for…

astro-ph.GA2026★ 1 cited

Variability in Cosmological Hydrodynamical Simulations: how Stochastic Processes, Numerical Effects, and Reproducibility Limits impact Predictability

Chaitra, Antonio Ragagnin, Milena Valentini +3

Cosmological hydrodynamical simulations are powerful tools for studying galaxy formation, yet their predictive precision is limited by stochastic variability and numerical uncertai…

astro-ph.IM2026

OpenGadget3 GPU solver tests

A. Ragagnin, G. S. Karademir, F. Groth +6

We present an in-depth evaluation of the scalability and accuracy of the GPU porting of the N-body code for hydrodynamic cosmological simulations \og. While technical details of ou…

astro-ph.IM2026

The Cosmological Simulation Code OpenGadget3 - Implementation of Self-Interacting Dark Matter

Moritz S. Fischer, Marc Wiertel, Cenanda Arido +7

Dark matter (DM) could be subject to non-gravitational self-interactions which is relevant to resolve potential problems of cold DM on small scales. Their impact on astrophysical o…

astro-ph.GA2026

Novel insights into the Coma cluster kinematics with DESI. I. Linking mass profile, orbital anisotropy, and galaxy populations

S. Pedratti, L. Pizzuti, M. Fossati +4

We investigate the kinematic properties of the Coma galaxy cluster using a new, large spectroscopic sample of member galaxies, from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI).…

astro-ph.CO2025

Euclid: Impact of halo mass-conversion model assumptions on galaxy cluster number-count analyses

T. Gayoux, P. -S. Corasaniti, T. R. G. Richardson +153

The large catalogues of galaxy clusters expected from the Euclid survey will enable cosmological analyses of cluster number counts that require accurate cosmological model predicti…

cs.DC2025

Towards Exascale Computing for Astrophysical Simulation Leveraging the Leonardo EuroHPC System

Nitin Shukla, Alessandro Romeo, Caterina Caravita +16

Developing and redesigning astrophysical, cosmological, and space plasma numerical codes for existing and next-generation accelerators is critical for enabling large-scale simulati…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 2 cited

The dynamical evolution of the stellar clumps in the Sparkler galaxy

Eric Giunchi, Federico Marinacci, Carlo Nipoti +4

Recent JWST observations detected stellar clumps around the z=1.4 gravitationally lensed Sparkler galaxy (of stellar mass ), with ages and metallici…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 12 cited

SIEGE IV: compact star clusters in cosmological simulations with high star formation efficiency and sub-parsec resolution

R. Pascale, F. Calura, E. Vesperini +10

The formation of compact high-redshift star-forming clumps, the physical processes driving their evolution and their potential connection to present-day Globular Clusters are key o…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 18 cited

SIEGE III: The formation of dense stellar clusters in sub-parsec resolution cosmological simulations with individual star feedback

F. Calura, R. Pascale, O. Agertz +10

Star clusters stand at the crossroads between galaxies and single stars. Resolving the formation of star clusters in cosmological simulations represents an ambitious and challengin…

astro-ph.CO2024

Euclid preparation LXIII. Simulations and nonlinearities beyond CDM. 2. Results from non-standard simulations

Euclid Collaboration, G. Rácz, M. -A. Breton +275

The Euclid mission will measure cosmological parameters with unprecedented precision. To distinguish between cosmological models, it is essential to generate realistic mock observa…

astro-ph.CO2024★ 24 cited

Dianoga SIDM: galaxy cluster self-interacting dark matter simulations

Antonio Ragagnin, Massimo Meneghetti, Francesco Calura +5

This work aims at assessing the impact of DM self-interactions on the properties of galaxy clusters. In particular, the goal is to study the angular dependence of the cross section…

astro-ph.CO2024★ 16 cited

Dynamical friction and evolution of black holes in cosmological simulations: a new implementation in OpenGadget3

Alice Damiano, Milena Valentini, Stefano Borgani +5

We implement a sub-resolution prescription for the unresolved dynamical friction onto black holes (BHs) in the OpenGadget3 code. We carry out cosmological simulations of a volume o…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 13 cited

Exploring the low-mass regime of galaxy-scale strong lensing: Insights into the mass structure of cluster galaxies

Giovanni Granata, Pietro Bergamini, Claudio Grillo +8

We aim at a direct measurement of the compactness of three galaxy-scale lenses in massive clusters, testing the accuracy of the scaling laws that describe the members in strong len…

astro-ph.CO2023

Euclid preparation. XXXIX. The effect of baryons on the Halo Mass Function

Euclid Collaboration, T. Castro, S. Borgani +220

The Euclid photometric survey of galaxy clusters stands as a powerful cosmological tool, with the capacity to significantly propel our understanding of the Universe. Despite being…

astro-ph.CO2023★ 23 cited

Cosmological and idealized simulations of dark matter haloes with velocity-dependent, rare and frequent self-interactions

Moritz S. Fischer, Lenard Kasselmann, Marcus Brüggen +5

Dark matter self-interactions may have the capability to solve or at least mitigate small-scale problems of the cosmological standard model, Lambda Cold Dark Matter. There are a va…

astro-ph.CO2023★ 41 cited

A persistent excess of galaxy-galaxy strong lensing observed in galaxy clusters

Massimo Meneghetti, Weiguang Cui, Elena Rasia +18

Previous studies have revealed that the estimated probability of galaxy-galaxy strong lensing in observed galaxy clusters exceeds the expectations from the Cold Dark Matter cos…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 4 cited

The Three Hundred: relation

Atulit Srivastava, Weiguang Cui, Massimo Meneghetti +8

In this study, we investigate a recent finding based on strong lensing observations, which suggests that the sub-halos observed in clusters exhibit greater compactness compared to…

astro-ph.CO2023★ 1 cited

Weak lensing mass bias and the alignment of center proxies

Martin W. Sommer, Tim Schrabback, Antonio Ragagnin +1

Galaxy cluster masses derived from observations of weak lensing suffer from a number of biases affecting the accuracy of mass-observable relations calibrated from such observations…

astro-ph.CO2023★ 24 cited

On the redshift evolution of the baryon and gas fraction in simulated groups and clusters of galaxies

M. Angelinelli, S. Ettori, K. Dolag +2

We study the redshift evolution of the baryon budget in a large set of galaxy clusters from the {\it Magneticum} suite of SPH cosmological simulations. At high redshifts, we obtain…

astro-ph.CO2022★ 18 cited

Simulation view of galaxy clusters with low X-ray surface brightness

Antonio Ragagnin, Stefano Andreon, Emanuella Puddu

X-ray selected samples are known to miss galaxy clusters that are gas poor and have a low surface brightness. This is different for the optically selected samples such as the X-ray…