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Galaxy clusters, the most massive collapsed structures, have been routinely used to determine cosmological parameters. When using clusters for cosmology, the crucial assumption is that they are relaxed. However, subarcminute resolution…

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Constraints on the Richness-Mass Relation and the Optical-SZE Positional Offset Distribution for SZE-Selected Clusters

We cross-match galaxy cluster candidates selected via their Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect (SZE) signatures in 129.1 deg$^2$ of the South Pole Telescope 2500d SPT-SZ survey with optically identified clusters selected from the Dark Energy Survey…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-10-21 A. Saro , S. Bocquet , E. Rozo , B. A. Benson , J. Mohr , E. S. Rykoff , M. Soares-Santos , L. Bleem , S. Dodelson , P. Melchior , F. Sobreira , V. Upadhyay , J. Weller , T. Abbott , F. B. Abdalla , S. Allam , R. Armstrong , M. Banerji , A. H. Bauer , M. Bayliss , A. Benoit-Levy , G. M. Bernstein , E. Bertin , M. Brodwin , D. Brooks , E. Buckley-Geer , D. L. Burke , J. E. Carlstrom , R. Capasso , D. Capozzi , A. Carnero Rosell , M. Carrasco Kind , I. Chiu , R. Covarrubias , T. M. Crawford , M. Crocce , C. B. D'Andrea , L. N. da Costa , D. L. DePoy , S. Desai , T. de Haan , H. T. Diehl , J. P. Dietrich , P. Doel , C. E Cunha , T. F. Eifler , A. E. Evrard , A. Fausti Neto , E. Fernandez , B. Flaugher , P. Fosalba , J. Frieman , C. Gangkofner , E. Gaztanaga , D. Gerdes , D. Gruen , R. A. Gruendl , N. Gupta , C. Hennig , W. L. Holzapfel , K. Honscheid , B. Jain , D. James , K. Kuehn , N. Kuropatkin , O. Lahav , T. S. Li , H. Lin , M. A. G. Maia , M. March , J. L. Marshall , Paul Martini , M. McDonald , C. J. Miller , R. Miquel , B. Nord , R. Ogando , A. A. Plazas , C. L. Reichardt , A. K. Romer , A. Roodman , M. Sako , E. Sanchez , M. Schubnell , I. Sevilla , R. C. Smith , B. Stalder , A. A. Stark , V. Strazzullo , E. Suchyta , M. E. C. Swanson , G. Tarle , J. Thaler , D. Thomas , D. Tucker , V. Vikram , A. von der Linden , A. R. Walker , R. H. Wechsler , W. Wester , A. Zenteno , K. E. Ziegler

Planck Early Results XI: Calibration of the local galaxy cluster Sunyaev-Zeldovich scaling relations

We present precise Sunyaev-Zeldovich (SZ) effect measurements in the direction of 62 nearby galaxy clusters (z <0.5) detected at high signal-to-noise in the first Planck all-sky dataset. The sample spans approximately a decade in total…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-03-17 Planck Collaboration , P. A. R. Ade , N. Aghanim , M. Arnaud , M. Ashdown , J. Aumont , C. Baccigalupi , A. Balbi , A. J. Banday , R. B. Barreiro , M. Bartelmann , J. G. Bartlett , E. Battaner , K. Benabed , A. Benoît , J. -P. Bernard , M. Bersanelli , R. Bhatia , J. J. Bock , A. Bonaldi , J. R. Bond , J. Borrill , F. R. Bouchet , H. Bourdin , M. L. Brown , M. Bucher , C. Burigana , P. Cabella , J. -F. Cardoso , A. Catalano , L. Cayón , A. Challinor , A. Chamballu , L. -Y Chiang , C. Chiang , G. Chon , P. R. Christensen , E. Churazov , D. L. Clements , S. Colafrancesco , S. Colombi , F. Couchot , A. Coulais , B. P. Crill , F. Cuttaia , A. Da Silva , H. Dahle , L. Danese , P. de Bernardis , G. de Gasperis , A. de Rosa , G. de Zotti , J. Delabrouille , J. -M. Delouis , F. -X. Désert , J. M. Diego , K. Dolag , S. Donzelli , O. Doré , U. Dörl , M. Douspis , X. Dupac , G. Efstathiou , T. A. Enßlin , F. Finelli , I. Flores , O. Forni , M. Frailis , E. Franceschi , S. Fromenteau , S. Galeotta , K. Ganga , R. T. Génova-Santos , M. Giard , G. Giardino , Y. Giraud-Héraud , J. González-Nuevo , K. M. Górski , S. Gratton , A. Gregorio , A. Gruppuso , D. Harrison , S. Henrot-Versillé , C. Hernández-Monteagudo , D. Herranz , S. R. Hildebrandt , E. Hivon , M. Hobson , W. A. Holmes , W. Hovest , R. J. Hoyland , K. M. Huffenberger , A. H. Jaffe , W. C. Jones , M. Juvela , E. Keihänen , R. Keskitalo , T. S. Kisner , R. Kneissl , L. Knox , H. Kurki-Suonio , G. Lagache , J. -M. Lamarre , J. Lanoux , A. Lasenby , R. J. Laureijs , C. R. Lawrence , S. Leach , R. Leonardi , A. Liddle , P. B. Lilje , M. Linden-Vørnle , M. López-Caniego , P. M. Lubin , J. F. Macías-Pérez , C. J. MacTavish , B. Maffei , D. Maino , N. Mandolesi , R. Mann , M. Maris , F. Marleau , E. Martínez-González , S. Masi , S. Matarrese , F. Matthai , P. Mazzotta , A. Melchiorri , J. -B. Melin , L. Mendes , A. Mennella , S. Mitra , M. -A. Miville-Deschênes , A. Moneti , L. Montier , G. Morgante , D. Mortlock , D. Munshi , A. Murphy , P. Naselsky , P. Natoli , C. B. Netterfield , H. U. Nørgaard-Nielsen , F. Noviello , D. Novikov , I. Novikov , S. Osborne , F. Pajot , F. Pasian , G. Patanchon , O. Perdereau , L. Perotto , F. Perrotta , F. Piacentini , M. Piat , E. Pierpaoli , R. Piffaretti , S. Plaszczynski , E. Pointecouteau , G. Polenta , N. Ponthieu , T. Poutanen , G. W. Pratt , G. Prézeau , S. Prunet , J. -L. Puget , J. P. Rachen , R. Rebolo , M. Reinecke , C. Renault , S. Ricciardi , T. Riller , I. Ristorcelli , G. Rocha , C. Rosset , J. A. Rubiño-Martín , B. Rusholme , M. Sandri , D. Santos , G. Savini , B. M. Schaefer , D. Scott , M. D. Seiffert , P. Shellard , G. F. Smoot , J. -L. Starck , F. Stivoli , V. Stolyarov , R. Sudiwala , R. Sunyaev , J. -F. Sygnet , J. A. Tauber , L. Terenzi , L. Toffolatti , M. Tomasi , J. -P. Torre , M. Tristram , J. Tuovinen , L. Valenziano , L. Vibert , P. Vielva , F. Villa , N. Vittorio , L. A. Wade , B. D. Wandelt , S. D. M. White , M. White , D. Yvon , A. Zacchei , A. Zonca

Effect of Gravitational Lensing on Measurements of the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect

The Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) effect of a cluster of galaxies is usually measured after background radio sources are removed from the cluster field. Gravitational lensing by the cluster potential leads to a systematic deficit in the residual…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 Abraham Loeb , Alexandre Refregier

Measuring the dynamical state of Planck SZ-selected clusters: X-ray peak - BCG offset

We want to characterize the dynamical state of galaxy clusters detected with the Sunyaev-Zeldovich (SZ) effect by Planck and compare them with the dynamical state of clusters selected in X-rays survey. We analyzed a representative subsample…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-02-17 M. Rossetti , F. Gastaldello , G. Ferioli , M. Bersanelli , S. De Grandi , D. Eckert , S. Ghizzardi , D. Maino , S. Molendi

Masses of Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Galaxy Clusters Detected by The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Stacked Lensing Measurements with Subaru HSC Year 3 data

We present a stacked lensing analysis of 96 galaxy clusters selected by the thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) effect in maps of the cosmic microwave background (CMB). We select foreground galaxy clusters with a $5\sigma$-level SZ threshold in…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-10-17 Masato Shirasaki , Cristóbal Sifón , Hironao Miyatake , Erwin Lau , Zhuowen Zhang , Neta Bahcall , Mark Devlin , Jo Dunkley , Arya Farahi , Matt Hilton , Yen-Ting Lin , Daisuke Nagai , Suzanne T. Staggs , Tomomi Sunayama , David Spergel , Edward J. Wollack

Planck 2013 results. XX. Cosmology from Sunyaev-Zeldovich cluster counts

We present constraints on cosmological parameters using number counts as a function of redshift for a sub-sample of 189 galaxy clusters from the Planck SZ (PSZ) catalogue. The PSZ is selected through the signature of the Sunyaev--Zeldovich…

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New perspectives on the BOSS small-scale lensing discrepancy for the Planck $\Lambda$CDM Cosmology

We investigate the abundance, small-scale clustering and galaxy-galaxy lensing signal of galaxies in the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS). To this end, we present new measurements of the redshift and stellar mass dependence of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-07 Johannes U. Lange , Xiaohu Yang , Hong Guo , Wentao Luo , Frank C. van den Bosch

Arc Statistics with Realistic Cluster Potentials. III. a Systematic Effect on Cluster Mass Estimates

It is shown in this paper that deviations of galaxy cluster lenses from spherical symmetry can render mass estimates for galaxy clusters based on the formation of large arcs systematically to high. Numerical models show that the mass needed…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-05-23 Matthias Bartelmann

SZ Surveys are Coming: What should we do?

Galaxy clusters furnish extremely rich information on the contents and structure of our universe. The potential of galaxy cluster studies to constrain dark energy, for example, motivates a number of ambitious cluster surveys. Among these,…

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Mass bias and cosmological constraints from Planck cluster clustering

We analysed the 3D clustering of the Planck sample of Sunyaev-Zeldovich (SZ) selected galaxy clusters, focusing on the redshift-space two-point correlation function (2PCF). We compared our measurements to theoretical predictions of the…

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Cosmology with Galaxy Clusters in the XMM Large-Scale Structure Survey

The upcoming XMM Large Scale Structure Survey (XMM-LSS) will ultimately provide a unique mapping of the distribution of X-ray sources in a contiguous 64 sq. deg. region. In particular, it will provide the 3-dimensional location of about 900…

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Cross-correlation Weak Lensing of SDSS galaxy Clusters II: Cluster Density Profiles and the Mass--Richness Relation

We interpret and model the statistical weak lensing measurements around 130,000 groups and clusters of galaxies in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey presented by Sheldon et al. 2007 (Paper I). We present non-parametric inversions of the 2D shear…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-09-11 David E. Johnston , Erin S. Sheldon , Risa H. Wechsler , Eduardo Rozo , Benjamin P. Koester , Joshua A. Frieman , Timothy A. McKay , August E. Evrard , Matthew R. Becker , James Annis

Cosmological Constraints from the Large Scale Weak Lensing of SDSS MaxBCG Clusters

We derive constraints on the matter density \Om and the amplitude of matter clustering \sig8 from measurements of large scale weak lensing (projected separation R=5-30\hmpc) by clusters in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey MaxBCG catalog. The…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-11 Ying Zu , David H. Weinberg , Eduardo Rozo , Erin S. Sheldon , Jeremy L. Tinker , Matthew R. Becker

SZ Scaling Relations of Galaxy Groups and Clusters Near the North Ecliptic Pole

SZ scaling relations have been used to test the self-similar prediction for massive galaxy clusters, but little attention has been given to individual galaxy groups. We investigate the scaling relations of galaxy groups and clusters near…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-03-04 Cameron T. Pratt , Joel N. Bregman

Planck/SDSS Cluster Mass and Gas Scaling Relations for a Volume-Complete redMaPPer Sample

Using Planck satellite data, we construct SZ gas pressure profiles for a large, volume-complete sample of optically selected clusters. We have defined a sample of over 8,000 redMaPPer clusters from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS),…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-05-02 Pablo Jimeno , Jose-Maria Diego , Tom Broadhurst , Ivan De Martino , Ruth Lazkoz

Strong lensing in the MareNostrum Universe II: scaling relations and optical depths

The strong lensing events that are observed in compact clusters of galaxies can, both statistically and individually, return important clues about the structural properties of the most massive structures in the Universe. Substantial work is…

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Lensing Magnification: Implications for Counts of Submillimeter Galaxies and SZ Clusters

We study lensing magnification of source galaxies by intervening galaxy groups and clusters using a halo model. Halos are modeled with truncated NFW profiles with ellipticity added to their lensing potential and propagated to observable…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 Marcos Lima , Bhuvnesh Jain , Mark Devlin

Mass calibration of distant SPT galaxy clusters through expanded weak lensing follow-up observations with HST, VLT & Gemini-South

Expanding from previous work we present weak lensing measurements for a total sample of 30 distant ($z_\mathrm{median}=0.93$) massive galaxy clusters from the South Pole Telescope Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SPT-SZ) Survey, measuring galaxy shapes…

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X-ray calibration of SZ scaling relations with the ACCEPT catalogue of galaxy clusters observed by Chandra

We explore the scaling relation between the flux of the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) effect and the total mass of galaxy clusters using already reduced Chandra X-ray data present in the ACCEPT (Archive of Chandra Cluster Entropy Profile Tables)…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-30 B. Comis , M. De Petris , A. Conte , L. Lamagna , S. De Gregori