July 28, 2025 to August 1, 2025
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
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X-raying CAMELS: Constraining Feedback Physics in Hot Halo Gas with CAMELS and eRASS

Jul 28, 2025, 2:15 p.m.
10m
PI/1-100 - Theatre (Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics)

PI/1-100 - Theatre

Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

190
Contributed Talk

Speaker

Dr Erwin Lau (CfA)

Description

The circumgalactic medium (CGM) around massive galaxies plays a crucial role in regulating star formation and feedback. Using the CAMELS cosmological simulation suites, we develop emulators for the X-ray surface brightness profile and the X-ray luminosity–stellar mass scaling relation to investigate how stellar and AGN feedback shape the X-ray properties of the hot CGM. Our analysis shows that stellar feedback more significantly impacts the X-ray properties than AGN feedback within the parameters studied. Comparing the emulators to recent eROSITA All-Sky Survey observations, we found stronger feedback is needed than those currently implemented in the IllustrisTNG, SIMBA, and Astrid simulations, in order to match observed CGM properties. However, adopting these enhanced feedback parameters leads to deviations in the observed stellar-mass-halo-mass relations below the group mass scale. This tension suggests possible unaccounted systematics in X-ray CGM observations or inadequacies in the feedback models of cosmological simulations. Finally, I will also highlight upcoming X-ray constraints of feedback in the group and cluster scales with new CAMELS simulations and compare with those obtained at the CGM scale.

Primary Theme Small to large scales
Secondary Theme Galactic to intergalactic scales
Presenter's Name Erwin Lau
Presenter's Email Address [email protected]
Recording Permission YES
Virtual Audience Permission YES
Photography Permission YES
If your talk is not accepted for a contributed talk, would you be interested in presenting a fireslide/lightning talk? Yes
If your fireslide/lighting talk is not accepted, would you be interested in presenting a poster? Yes

Author

Dr Erwin Lau (CfA)

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