halo maximum circular velocity

Daozhou Wang
  • 3 Nov

Hi, Dylan!

How to calculate the maximum circular velocity (V_max) of halos in TNG100-dark or TNG100?

I am looking forward to your reply. Thank you.

Dylan Nelson
  • 3 Nov

There is the catalog quantity SubhaloVmax. Is this what you refer to?

Daozhou Wang
  • 4 Nov

Yes, my question is whether 'the maximum circular velocity' mentioned in the literature refers to SubhaloVmax in the TNG simulation, where
V_max = (GM(r_max)/r_max)^1/2

The circular velocity profiles of the halos obtained from the dark matter distribution, V^2 =GM(r)/r, have a well-defined maximum, which serves as a natural halo size scale denoted as V_max.

Daozhou Wang
  • 4 Nov

Also, is there V_200 = (GM(r_200)/r_200)^1/2 in the TNG simulation? Here 200 is 200 times the cosmic critical density.

I am looking forward to your reply. Thank you.

Dylan Nelson
  • 5 Nov

Yes SubhaloVmax is sqrt(GM/R) where the mass and radius correspond to the distance where the enclosed mass is maximal.

If you want a different value, or want to double-check it is what you expect, you can recalculate it from the snapshot data.

For your second question, M200 and R200 are available as Group_M_Crit200 and Group_R_Crit200 in the catalogs, so you can compute V200.

Daozhou Wang
  • 6 Nov

Thanks a lot for your help.

Best regards!

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