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The Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect Spectrum of Abell 2163

We present an interferometric measurement of the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect (SZE) at 1 cm for the galaxy cluster Abell 2163. We combine this data point with previous measurements at 1.1, 1.4, and 2.1 mm from the SuZIE experiment to construct…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 S. J. LaRoque , J. E. Carlstrom , E. D. Reese , G. P. Holder , W. L. Holzapfel , M. Joy , L. Grego

The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: High-Resolution Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Array Observations of ACT SZE-selected Clusters from the Equatorial Strip

We present follow-up observations with the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Array (SZA) of optically-confirmed galaxy clusters found in the equatorial survey region of the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT): ACT-CL J0022-0036, ACT-CL J2051+0057, and…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-30 Erik D. Reese , Tony Mroczkowski , Felipe Menanteau , Matt Hilton , Jonathan Sievers , Paula Aguirre , John William Appel , Andrew J. Baker , J. Richard Bond , Sudeep Das , Mark J. Devlin , Simon R. Dicker , Rolando Dunner , Thomas Essinger-Hileman , Joseph W. Fowler , Amir Hajian , Mark Halpern , Matthew Hasselfield , J. Colin Hill , Adam D. Hincks , Kevin M. Huffenberger , John P. Hughes , Kent D. Irwin , Jeff Klein , Arthur Kosowsky , Yen-Ting Lin , Tobias A. Marriage , Danica Marsden , Kavilan Moodley , Michael D. Niemack , Michael R. Nolta , Lyman A. Page , Lucas Parker , Bruce Partridge , Felipe Rojas , Neelima Sehgal , Cristobal Sifon , David N. Spergel , Suzanne T. Staggs , Daniel S. Swetz , Eric R. Switzer , Robert Thornton , Hy Trac , Edward J. Wollack

A Millimeter/Submillimeter Search for the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect in the Coma Cluster

Observations from the first flight of the Medium Scale Anisotropy Measurement (MSAM1-92) are analyzed to search for the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) effect towards the Coma cluster. This balloon-borne instrument uses a $28\arcmin$ FWHM beam and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 R. F. Silverberg , E. S. Cheng , D. A. Cottingham , D. J. Fixsen , C. A. Inman , M. S. Kowitt , S. S. Meyer , L. A. Page , J. L. Puchalla , Y. Rephaeli

A Measurement of Arcminute Anisotropy in the Cosmic Microwave Background with the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Array

We present 30 GHz measurements of the angular power spectrum of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) obtained with the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Array. The measurements are sensitive to arcminute angular scales, where secondary anisotropy from…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-18 Matthew K. Sharp , Daniel P. Marrone , John E. Carlstrom , Thomas Culverhouse , Christopher Greer , David Hawkins , Ryan Hennessy , Marshall Joy , James W. Lamb , Erik M. Leitch , Michael Loh , Amber Miller , Tony Mroczkowski , Stephen Muchovej , Clem Pryke , David Woody

High-significance Sunyaev-Zel'dovich measurement: Abell 1914 seen with the Arcminute Microkelvin Imager

We report the first detection of a Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (S-Z) decrement with the Arcminute Microkelvin Imager (AMI). We have made commissioning observations towards the cluster A1914 and have measured an integrated flux density of -8.61 mJy…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 AMI Collaboration , R. Barker , P. Biddulph , D. Bly , R. Boysen , A. Brown , C. Clementson , M. Crofts , T. Culverhouse , J. Czeres , R. Dace , R. D'Alessandro , P. Doherty , P. Duffett-Smith , K. Duggan , J. Ely , M. Felvus , W. Flynn , J. Geisbuesch , K. Grainge , W. Grainger , D. Hammet , R. Hills , M. Hobson , C. Holler , R. Jilley , M. Jones , T. Kaneko , R. Kneissl , K. Lancaster , A. Lasenby , P. Marshall , F. Newton , O. Norris , I. Northrop , G. Pooley , V. Quy , R. Saunders , A. Scaife , J. Schofield , P. Scott , C. Shaw , A. Taylor , D. Titterington , M. Velic , E. Waldram , S. West , B. Wood , G. Yassin , J. Zwart

Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect Observations of the Bullet Cluster (1E 0657-56) with APEX-SZ

We present observations of the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect (SZE) in the Bullet cluster (1E 0657--56) using the APEX-SZ instrument at 150 GHz with a resolution of 1 arcmin. The main results are maps of the SZE in this massive, merging galaxy…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-07-24 N. W. Halverson , T. Lanting , P. A. R. Ade , K. Basu , A. N. Bender , B. A. Benson , F. Bertoldi , H. -M. Cho , G. Chon , J. Clarke , M. Dobbs , D. Ferrusca , R. Guesten , W. L. Holzapfel , A. Kovacs , J. Kennedy , Z. Kermish , R. Kneissl , A. T. Lee , M. Lueker , J. Mehl , K. M. Menten , D. Muders , M. Nord , F. Pacaud , T. Plagge , C. Reichardt , P. L. Richards , R. Schaaf , P. Schilke , F. Schuller , D. Schwan , H. Spieler , C. Tucker , A. Weiss , O. Zahn

Reconstructing the Peak Distribution in the Sunyaev-Zeldovich Effect Surveys

We examine the ability of the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect (SZE) statistics proposed by Lee (2002) using numerical simulations. The statistics describe the distribution of the peak heights in the noise-contaminated SZE sky maps, and provide an…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Jounghun Lee , Naoki Yoshida

Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect as a Cosmological Probe

We review recent results of Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect (SZE) observations toward galaxy clusters. Using cm-wave receivers mounted on the OVRO and BIMA mm-wave arrays we have obtained high signal to noise images of the effect for more than 20…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Asantha R. Cooray , John E. Carlstrom , Marshall Joy , Laura Grego , William L. Holzapfel , Sandeep K. Patel

Comparison of Sunyaev-Zel'dovich measurements from Planck and from the Arcminute Microkelvin Imager for 99 galaxy clusters

We present observations and analysis of a sample of 123 galaxy clusters from the 2013 Planck catalogue of Sunyaev-Zel'dovich sources with the Arcminute Microkelvin Imager (AMI), a ground-based radio interferometer. AMI provides an…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-08-12 Y. C. Perrott , M. Olamaie , C. Rumsey , M. L. Brown , F. Feroz , K. J. B. Grainge , M. P. Hobson , A. N. Lasenby , C. J. MacTavish , G. G. Pooley , R. D. E. Saunders , M. P. Schammel , P. F. Scott , T. W. Shimwell , D. J. Titterington , E. M. Waldram , N. Aghanim , M. Arnaud , M. Ashdown , H. Aussel , R. Barrena , I. Bikmaev , H. Böhringer , R. Burenin , P. Carvalho , G. Chon , B. Comis , H. Dahle , J. Democles , M. Douspis , D. Harrison , A. Hempel , G. Hurier , I. Khamitov , R. Kneissl , J. F. Macías-Pérez , J. -B. Melin , E. Pointecouteau , G. W. Pratt , J. A. Rubiño-Martín , V. Stolyarov , D. Sutton

The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Selected Galaxy Clusters at 148 GHz from Three Seasons of Data

[Abridged] We present a catalog of 68 galaxy clusters, of which 19 are new discoveries, detected via the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect (SZ) at 148 GHz in the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) survey of 504 square degrees on the celestial…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-07-09 Matthew Hasselfield , Matt Hilton , Tobias A. Marriage , Graeme E. Addison , L. Felipe Barrientos , Nicholas Battaglia , Elia S. Battistelli , J. Richard Bond , Devin Crichton , Sudeep Das , Mark J. Devlin , Simon R. Dicker , Joanna Dunkley , Rolando Dunner , Joseph W. Fowler , Megan B. Gralla , Amir Hajian , Mark Halpern , Adam D. Hincks , Renée Hlozek , John P. Hughes , Leopoldo Infante , Kent D. Irwin , Arthur Kosowsky , Danica Marsden , Felipe Menanteau , Kavilan Moodley , Michael D. Niemack , Michael R. Nolta , Lyman A. Page , Bruce Partridge , Erik D. Reese , Benjamin L. Schmitt , Neelima Sehgal , Blake D. Sherwin , Jon Sievers , Cristóbal Sifón , David N. Spergel , Suzanne T. Staggs , Daniel S. Swetz , Eric R. Switzer , Robert Thornton , Hy Trac , Edward J. Wollack

First measurement of the submillimetre Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect

We report the first detection of the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich increment on the cosmic microwave background (CMB) at submillimetre wavelengths in the direction of a cluster of galaxies.It was achieved towards the rich cluster Abell 2163, using the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 J. -M. Lamarre , M. Giard , E. Pointecouteau , J. -P. Bernard , G. Serra , F. Pajot , F. -X. Desert , I. Ristorcelli , J. -P. Torre , S. Church , N. Coron , J. -L. Puget , J. J. Bock

Measurement of the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Increment in Massive Galaxy Clusters

We have detected the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) increment at 850 microns in two galaxy clusters (Cl 0016+16 and MS 1054.4-0321) using SCUBA (Sub-millimetre Common User Bolometer Array) on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope. Fits to the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Michael Zemcov , Mark Halpern , Colin Borys , Scott Chapman , Wayne Holland , Elena Pierpaoli , Douglas Scott

The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Dynamical Masses and Scaling Relations for a Sample of Massive Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect Selected Galaxy Clusters

We present the first dynamical mass estimates and scaling relations for a sample of Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect (SZE) selected galaxy clusters. The sample consists of 16 massive clusters detected with the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT)…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 Cristóbal Sifón , Felipe Menanteau , Matthew Hasselfield , Tobias A. Marriage , John P. Hughes , L. Felipe Barrientos , Jorge González , Leopoldo Infante , Graeme E. Addison , Andrew J. Baker , Nick Battaglia , J. Richard Bond , Devin Crichton , Sudeep Das , Mark J. Devlin , Joanna Dunkley , Rolando Dünner , Megan B. Gralla , Amir Hajian , Matt Hilton , Adam D. Hincks , Arthur B. Kosowsky , Danica Marsden , Kavilan Moodley , Michael D. Niemack , Michael R. Nolta , Lyman A. Page , Bruce Partridge , Erik D. Reese , Neelima Sehgal , Jon Sievers , David N. Spergel , Suzanne T. Staggs , Robert J. Thornton , Hy Trac , Edward Wollack

First detection of the Sunyaev Zel'dovich effect increment at lambda < 650 um

The Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) effect is a spectral distortion of the cosmic microwave background as observed through the hot plasma in galaxy clusters. This distortion is a decrement in the CMB intensity for lambda > 1.3 mm, an increment at…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 M. Zemcov , M. Rex , T. D. Rawle , J. J. Bock , E. Egami , B. Altieri , A. W. Blain , F. Boone , C. R. Bridge , B. Clement , F. Combes , C. D. Dowell , M. Dessauges-Zavadsky , D. Fadda , O. Ilbert , R. J. Ivison , M. Jauzac , J. -P. Kneib , D. Lutz , R. Pelló , M. J. Pereira , P. G. Pérez-González , J. Richard , G. H. Rieke , G. Rodighiero , D. Schaerer , G. P. Smith , I. Valtchanov , G. L. Walth , P. van der Werf , M. W. Werner

The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: The LABOCA/ACT Survey of Clusters at All Redshifts

We present a multi-wavelength analysis of eleven Sunyaev Zel'dovich effect (SZE)-selected galaxy clusters (ten with new data) from the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) southern survey. We have obtained new imaging from the Large APEX…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-23 Robert R. Lindner , Paula Aguirre , Andrew J. Baker , J. Richard Bond , Devin Crichton , Mark J. Devlin , Thomas Essinger-Hileman , Patricio Gallardo , Megan B. Gralla , Matt Hilton , Adam D. Hincks , Kevin M. Huffenberger , John P. Hughes , Leopoldo Infante , Marcos Lima , Tobias A. Marriage , Felipe Menanteau , Michael D. Niemack , Lyman A. Page , Benjamin L. Schmitt , Neelima Sehgal , J. L. Sievers , Cristóbal Sifón , Suzanne T. Staggs , Daniel Swetz , Axel Weiß , Edward J. Wollack

An Unbiased Measurement of Ho through Cosmic Background Imager Observations of the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect in Nearby Galaxy Clusters

We present Ho results from Cosmic Background Imager (CBI) observations of the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect (SZE) in 7 galaxy clusters, A85, A399, A401, A478, A754, A1651, and A2597. These observations are part of a program to study a complete,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 P. S. Udomprasert , B. S. Mason , A. C. S. Readhead , T. J. Pearson

Cosmological Constraints from a 31 GHz Sky Survey with the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Array

We present the results of a 6.1 square degree survey for clusters of galaxies via their Sunyaev- Zel'dovich (SZ) effect at 31 GHz. From late 2005 to mid 2007 the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Array (SZA) observed four fields of roughly 1.5 square…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 Stephen Muchovej , Erik Leitch , John E Carlstrom , Thomas Culverhouse , Chris Greer , David Hawkins , Ryan Hennessy , Marshall Joy , James Lamb , Michael Loh , Daniel P Marrone , Amber Miller , Tony Mroczkowski , Clem Pryke , Matthew Sharp , David Woody

The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Cosmology from Galaxy Clusters Detected via the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect

We present constraints on cosmological parameters based on a sample of Sunyaev-Zel'dovich-selected galaxy clusters detected in a millimeter-wave survey by the Atacama Cosmology Telescope. The cluster sample used in this analysis consists of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 Neelima Sehgal , Hy Trac , Viviana Acquaviva , Peter A. R. Ade , Paula Aguirre , Mandana Amiri , John W. Appel , L. Felipe Barrientos , Elia S. Battistelli , J. Richard Bond , Ben Brown , Bryce Burger , Jay Chervenak , Sudeep Das , Mark J. Devlin , Simon R. Dicker , W. Bertrand Doriese , Joanna Dunkley , Rolando Dünner , Thomas Essinger-Hileman , Ryan P. Fisher , Joseph W. Fowler , Amir Hajian , Mark Halpern , Matthew Hasselfield , Carlos Hernández-Monteagudo , Gene C. Hilton , Matt Hilton , Adam D. Hincks , Renée Hlozek , David Holtz , Kevin M. Huffenberger , David H. Hughes , John P. Hughes , Leopoldo Infante , Kent D. Irwin , Andrew Jones , Jean Baptiste Juin , Jeff Klein , Arthur Kosowsky , Judy M. Lau , Michele Limon , Yen-Ting Lin , Robert H. Lupton , Tobias A. Marriage , Danica Marsden , Krista Martocci , Phil Mauskopf , Felipe Menanteau , Kavilan Moodley , Harvey Moseley , Calvin B. Netterfield , Michael D. Niemack , Michael R. Nolta , Lyman A. Page , Lucas Parker , Bruce Partridge , Beth Reid , Blake D. Sherwin , Jon Sievers , David N. Spergel , Suzanne T. Staggs , Daniel S. Swetz , Eric R. Switzer , Robert Thornton , Carole Tucker , Ryan Warne , Ed Wollack , Yue Zhao

CARMA Measurements of the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect in RXJ1347.5-1145

We demonstrate the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) effect imaging capabilities of the Combined Array for Research in Millimeter-wave Astronomy (CARMA) by presenting an SZ map of the galaxy cluster RXJ1347.5-1145. By combining data from multiple…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 Thomas J. Plagge , Daniel P. Marrone , Zubair Abdulla , Massimiliano Bonamente , John E. Carlstrom , Megan Gralla , Christopher H. Greer , Marshall Joy , James W. Lamb , Erik M. Leitch , Adam Mantz , Stephen Muchovej , David Woody

SZ surveys with the Arcminute MicroKelvin Imager

The Arcminute MicroKelvin Imager (AMI) is an instrument currently under construction in Cambridge designed to produce a survey of galaxy clusters via the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect. It consists of two interferometric arrays, both operating…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Michael E. Jones