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Euclid: Early Release Observations. A combined strong and weak lensing solution for Abell 2390 beyond its virial radius

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics 2026-02-04 v1

Abstract

Euclid is presently mapping the distribution of matter in the Universe in detail via the weak lensing (WL) signature of billions of distant galaxies. The WL signal is most prominent around galaxy clusters, and can extend up to distances well beyond their virial radius, thus constraining their total mass. Near the centre of clusters, where contamination by member galaxies is an issue, the WL data can be complemented with strong lensing (SL) data which can diminish the uncertainty due to the mass-sheet degeneracy and provide high-resolution information about the distribution of matter in the centre of clusters. Here we present a joint SL and WL analysis of the Euclid Early Release Observations of the cluster Abell 2390 at z=0.228. Thanks to Euclid's wide field of view of 0.5 deg^2, combined with its angular resolution in the visible band of 0."13 and sampling of 0."1 per pixel, we constrain the density profile in a wide range of radii, 30 kpc < r < 2000 kpc, from the inner region near the brightest cluster galaxy to beyond the virial radius of the cluster. We find consistency with earlier X-ray results based on assumptions of hydrostatic equilibrium, thus indirectly confirming the nearly relaxed state of this cluster. We also find consistency with previous results based on weak lensing data and ground-based observations of this cluster. From the combined SL+WL profile, we derive the values of the viral mass M200=(1.48±0.29)×1015\MsunM_{200} = (1.48 \pm 0.29)\times10^{15}\, \Msun, and virial radius r200=(2.05±0.13Mpcr_{200} =(2.05\pm0.13 \, {\rm Mpc}), with error bars representing one standard deviation. The profile is well described by an NFW model with concentration c=6.5 and a small-scale radius of 230 kpc in the 30\,kpc <r<< r < 2000\,kpc range that is best constrained by SL and WL data. Abell 2390 is the first of many examples where Euclid data will play a crucial role in providing masses for clusters.

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@article{arxiv.2507.08545,
  title  = {Euclid: Early Release Observations. A combined strong and weak lensing solution for Abell 2390 beyond its virial radius},
  author = {J. M. Diego and G. Congedo and R. Gavazzi and T. Schrabback and H. Atek and B. Jain and J. R. Weaver and Y. Kang and W. G. Hartley and G. Mahler and N. Okabe and J. B. Golden-Marx and M. Meneghetti and J. M. Palencia and M. Kluge and R. Laureijs and T. Saifollahi and M. Schirmer and C. Stone and M. Jauzac and D. Scott and B. Altieri and A. Amara and S. Andreon and N. Auricchio and C. Baccigalupi and M. Baldi and S. Bardelli and P. Battaglia and A. Biviano and E. Branchini and M. Brescia and J. Brinchmann and S. Camera and G. Cañas-Herrera and G. P. Candini and V. Capobianco and C. Carbone and V. F. Cardone and J. Carretero and S. Casas and M. Castellano and G. Castignani and S. Cavuoti and K. C. Chambers and A. Cimatti and C. Colodro-Conde and C. J. Conselice and L. Conversi and Y. Copin and F. Courbin and H. M. Courtois and M. Cropper and J. -C. Cuillandre and A. Da Silva and H. Degaudenzi and G. De Lucia and H. Dole and M. Douspis and F. Dubath and X. Dupac and S. Dusini and S. Escoffier and M. Farina and S. Farrens and F. Faustini and S. Ferriol and F. Finelli and P. Fosalba and N. Fourmanoit and M. Frailis and E. Franceschi and M. Fumana and S. Galeotta and K. George and B. Gillis and C. Giocoli and J. Gracia-Carpio and A. Grazian and F. Grupp and L. Guzzo and S. V. H. Haugan and J. Hoar and W. Holmes and I. M. Hook and F. Hormuth and A. Hornstrup and P. Hudelot and K. Jahnke and M. Jhabvala and B. Joachimi and E. Keihänen and S. Kermiche and M. Kilbinger and B. Kubik and K. Kuijken and M. Kümmel and M. Kunz and H. Kurki-Suonio and A. M. C. Le Brun and D. Le Mignant and S. Ligori and P. B. Lilje and V. Lindholm and I. Lloro and G. Mainetti and D. Maino and E. Maiorano and O. Mansutti and O. Marggraf and M. Martinelli and N. Martinet and F. Marulli and R. J. Massey and E. Medinaceli and S. Mei and M. Melchior and Y. Mellier and E. Merlin and G. Meylan and J. J. Mohr and A. Mora and M. Moresco and L. Moscardini and E. Munari and R. Nakajima and C. Neissner and R. C. Nichol and S. -M. Niemi and C. Padilla and S. Paltani and F. Pasian and K. Pedersen and W. J. Percival and V. Pettorino and S. Pires and G. Polenta and M. Poncet and L. A. Popa and L. Pozzetti and F. Raison and A. Renzi and J. Rhodes and G. Riccio and E. Romelli and M. Roncarelli and R. Saglia and Z. Sakr and D. Sapone and B. Sartoris and P. Schneider and A. Secroun and G. Seidel and M. Seiffert and S. Serrano and P. Simon and C. Sirignano and G. Sirri and L. Stanco and J. Steinwagner and P. Tallada-Crespí and A. N. Taylor and I. Tereno and N. Tessore and S. Toft and R. Toledo-Moreo and F. Torradeflot and I. Tutusaus and L. Valenziano and J. Valiviita and T. Vassallo and G. Verdoes Kleijn and A. Veropalumbo and Y. Wang and J. Weller and G. Zamorani and F. M. Zerbi and E. Zucca and M. Bolzonella and C. Burigana and L. Gabarra and J. Martín-Fleitas and S. Matthew and V. Scottez and M. Sereno and M. Viel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.08545},
  year   = {2026}
}

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13 pages, 8 figures