Star formation beyond galaxies: widespread in-situ formation of intra-cluster stars
We study the fraction of the intra-cluster light (ICL) formed in-situ in the three most massive clusters of the TNG50 simulation, with virial masses $\sim 10^{14}$\msun. We find that a significant fraction of ICL stars ($8\%$-$28\%$) are born in-situ. This amounts to a total stellar mass comparable...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Maynooth Academic Publishing
2024-12-01
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| Series: | The Open Journal of Astrophysics |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.33232/001c.127132 |