Comparing galaxy clustering in horizon-agn simulated light-cone mocks and video observations

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dc.contributor.authorHatfield, P. W.
dc.contributor.authorLaigle, C.
dc.contributor.authorJarvis, M. J.
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-05T10:52:02Z
dc.date.available2022-12-05T10:52:02Z
dc.date.issued2019-04-12
dc.description.abstractHydrodynamical cosmological simulations have recently made great advances in reproducing galaxy mass assembly over cosmic time – as often quantified from the comparison of their predicted stellar mass functions to observed stellar mass functions from data. In this paper, we compare the clustering of galaxies from the hydrodynamical cosmological simulated light-cone Horizon-AGN to clustering measurements from the VIDEO survey observations. Using mocks built from a VIDEO-like photometry, we first explore the bias introduced into clustering measurements by using stellar masses and redshifts derived from spectral energy distribution fitting, rather than the intrinsic values. The propagation of redshift and mass statistical and systematic uncertainties in the clustering measurements causes us to underestimate the clustering amplitude. We then find that clustering and halo occupation distribution (HOD) modelling results are qualitatively similar in Horizon-AGN and VIDEO. However, at low stellar masses, Horizon-AGN underestimates the observed clustering by up to a factor of ∼3, reflecting the known excess stellar mass to halo mass ratio for Horizon-AGN low-mass haloes, already discussed in previous works. This reinforces the need for stronger regulation of star formation in low-mass haloes in the simulation. Finally, the comparison of the stellar mass to halo mass ratio in the simulated catalogue, inferred from angular clustering, to that directly measured from the simulation validates HOD modelling of clustering as a probe of the galaxy–halo connection.en_US
dc.identifier.citationP W Hatfield, C Laigle, M J Jarvis, J Devriendt, I Davidzon, O Ilbert, C Pichon, Y Dubois, Comparing galaxy clustering in Horizon-AGN simulated light-cone mocks and VIDEO observations, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 490, Issue 4, December 2019, Pages 5043–5056, https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz2946en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz2946
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/8221
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherOxford University Pressen_US
dc.subjecttechniques: photometricen_US
dc.subjectgalaxies: evolutionen_US
dc.subjectgalaxies:haloesen_US
dc.subjectgalaxies: star formationen_US
dc.titleComparing galaxy clustering in horizon-agn simulated light-cone mocks and video observationsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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