On the Inner Structure of Virialized Clusters

Abstract

In the present paper, we studied the correlations among different quantities in the clusters of galaxies observed by Newman et al. We found an anti-correlation among the slope α, the effective radius, R_e, and a correlation among the core radius r_core and R_e. Moreover, the mass in 100 kpc (mainly dark matter) is correlated with the mass inside 5 kpc (mainly baryons). The previous correlations can be understood in a two phase formation model: a first dissipative phase forming the proto-BCG and a second dissipationless phase, in which the inner density profile is flattened by the interaction of baryonic clumps and the DMhalo through dynamical friction (DF).