Formation redshift from halo mean density

ID: formation-redshift-from-halo-mean-density

In a spherical-overdensity halo convention, , so follows from the displayed cube root. At fixed measured , changing the adopted overdensity changes . It does not change the hydrostatic temperature estimate from the same measured mass and radius. A redshift inferred this way is a model formation epoch, not a direct age measurement.

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