The El Gordo galaxy cluster challenges {\Lambda}CDM for any plausible collision velocity
Abstract
El Gordo (ACT-CL J0102-4915) is an extraordinarily large and bright galaxy cluster collision. In a previous study, we found that El Gordo is in tension with the CDM standard model when assuming the nominal mass and infall velocity values from the hydrodynamical simulations of Zhang et al. ( and , respectively). The recent weak lensing study of Kim et al. showed that the mass of El Gordo is actually . Here we explore the level of tension between El Gordo and CDM for the new mass estimate, assuming several values. We find that in order to reduce the tension below the level, the El Gordo subclusters should have ( when considering the combined tension with the Bullet Cluster). To the best of our knowledge, the El Gordo hydrodynamical simulations conducted so far require to simultaneously reproduce its morphology and its high X-ray luminosity and temperature. We therefore conclude that El Gordo still poses a significant challenge to CDM cosmology. Whether the properties of El Gordo can be reconciled with a lower should be tested with new hydrodynamical simulations that explore different configurations of the interaction.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2308.00744,
title = {The El Gordo galaxy cluster challenges {\Lambda}CDM for any plausible collision velocity},
author = {E. Asencio and I. Banik and P. Kroupa},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2308.00744},
year = {2023}
}
Comments
8 pages, 1 figure. Matched to version published in The Astrophysical Journal as closely as possible