2003/05/14 by M. Einasto, J. Jaaniste, J. Einasto +3 · 34 citations
Environmental Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysics #Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena #Galaxy #Geography #Physics #Redshift #Remote Sensing in Agriculture #Supercluster (genetic) #Void (composites) #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20030632
published in Astronomy and Astrophysics 405(3), 821-831 (EDP Sciences) · 12 pages, 8 figures, 2 tables, accepted for publication in A&A
arxiv created 2003/05/14 · openalex publication_date 2003/06/30 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
We study the spatial distribution of loose groups from the Las Campanas Redshift Survey, comparing it with the supercluster-void network delineated by rich clusters of galaxies. We use density fields and the friends-of-friends (FoF) algorithm to identify the members of superclusters of Abell clusters among the Las Campanas loose groups. We find that systems of loose groups tend to be oriented perpendicularly to the line-of-sight, and discuss possible reasons for that. We show that loose groups in richer systems (superclusters of Abell clusters) are themselves also richer and more massive than groups in systems without Abell clusters. Our results indicate that superclusters, as high density environments, have a major role in the formation and evolution of galaxy systems.