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We study galaxy populations and search for possible merging substructures in the rich galaxy cluster A2142. Normal mixture modelling revealed in A2142 several infalling galaxy groups and subclusters. The projected phase space diagram was…

A total of 663 galaxies with known redshifts in a $6\deg\!\times 6\deg$ field centered on A2634, including 211 new measurements, are used to study the structure of this cluster and its surroundings. Two samples, ---one containing 200…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-22 Marco Scodeggio , José M. Solanes , Riccardo Giovanelli , Martha P. Haynes

We present a detailed dynamical analysis of the rich galaxy cluster A2744, containing a powerful diffuse radio halo.Our analysis is based on redshift data for 102 galaxies, part of them recovered from unexplored spectra in the ESO archive.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 W. Boschin , M. Girardi , M. Spolaor , R. Barrena

We present a spectroscopic catalog of the neighboring massive clusters Abell 222 and Abell 223. The catalog contains the positions, redshifts, R magnitudes, V-R color, as well as the equivalent widths for a number of lines for 183 galaxies,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 J. P. Dietrich , D. I. Clowe , G. Soucail

We present results from optical, X-ray and radio observations of two X-ray bright (L_X ~ 10^{45} erg/s) galaxy clusters. A1451 is at redshift z=0.1989 and has line-of-sight velocity dispersion sigma_v = 1330 km/s as measured from 57 cluster…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 I. Valtchanov , T. Murphy , M. Pierre , R. Hunstead , L. Lemonon

Abell 2744, also known as Pandora's Cluster, is a complex merging galaxy cluster. While a major merger is clear along the north-south axis, the dynamical state of the northwest subcluster has been highly uncertain. We present ultra-deep…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-07-04 Urmila Chadayammuri , Ákos Bogdán , Gerrit Schellenberger , John ZuHone

We report radial velocities for 99 galaxies with projected positions within 30 arcmin of the center of the cluster A3733 obtained with the MEFOS multifiber spectrograph at the 3.6-m ESO telescope. These measurements are combined with 39…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 J. M. Solanes , P. Stein

Structure formation in the current Universe operates through the accretion of group-scale systems onto massive clusters. The detection and study of such accreting systems is crucial to understand the build-up of the most massive virialized…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-05 D. Eckert , S. Molendi , M. Owers , M. Gaspari , T. Venturi , L. Rudnick , S. Ettori , S. Paltani , F. Gastaldello , M. Rossetti

We use radio, near-IR, optical, and X-ray observations to examine dynamic processes in the central region of Abell 2125. In addition to the central triple, including members of both major dynamical subsystems identified from a redshift…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 F. N. Owen , W. C. Keel , Q. D. Wang , M. J. Ledlow , G. E. Morrison

We discuss Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) HI 21cm data for the galaxy cluster A3128. Our observations are intentionally relatively shallow, and a blind search through our data cube yields (tentative) detections of only two…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 Jayaram N. Chengalur , R. Braun , M. Wieringa

We report results from an X-ray study of the Abell 2111 galaxy cluster using the Advanced Satellite for Astrophysics and Cosmology ASCA and the ROSAT Position Sensitive Proportional Counter (PSPC). By correcting for the energy-dependent…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Mark Henriksen , Q. Daniel Wang , Melville Ulmer

We explore the structure of galaxy cluster Abell 2029 and its surroundings based on intensive spectroscopy along with X-ray and weak lensing observations. The redshift survey includes 4376 galaxies (1215 spectroscopic cluster members)…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-04-03 Jubee Sohn , Margaret J. Geller , Stephen A. Walker , Ian Dell'Antonio , Antonaldo Diaferio , Kenneth J. Rines

The cluster Abell 2163 is a merging system of several subclusters with complex dynamics. It presents exceptional X-rays properties (high temperature and luminosity), suggesting that it is a very massive cluster. Recent 2D analysis of the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 G. Soucail

We present a dynamical analysis of the merging galaxy cluster system Abell 2146 using spectroscopy obtained with the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph on the Gemini North telescope. As revealed by the Chandra X-ray Observatory, the system is…

We present the results from the dynamical analysis of the cluster of galaxies RX J0152-1357, which shows a complex structure in its X-ray emission, with two major clumps in the central region, and a third clump in the Eastern region. Our…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 M. Girardi , R. Demarco , P. Rosati , S. Borgani

We present a dynamical analysis of the central ~1.3 square degrees of the cluster of galaxies Abell 1367, based on 273 redshift measurements (of which 119 are news). From the analysis of the 146 confirmed cluster members we derive a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 L. Cortese , G. Gavazzi , A. Boselli , J. Iglesias-Paramo , L. Carrasco

The Abell 1689 galaxy cluster has recently become a subject of intensive study. Thanks to its intermediate redshift (z=0.183) its mass distribution can be reconstructed using numerous methods including gravitational lensing, galaxy…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Ewa L. Lokas , Francisco Prada , Radoslaw Wojtak , Mariano Moles , Stefan Gottloeber

The galaxy cluster Abell 3733 (A3733) is a very suitable candidate in addressing dynamical processes throughout galaxy cluster mergers. This study shows structural analysis results of A3733 (z = 0.038) based on X-ray and optical data.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-04-01 H. İ. Kaya , Turgay Caglar , Hakan Sert

We study the distribution, masses, and dynamical properties of galaxy groups in the A2142 supercluster. We analyse the global luminosity density distribution in the supercluster and divide the supercluster into the high-density core and the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-08-05 Maret Einasto , Mirt Gramann , Enn Saar , Lauri Juhan Liivamagi , Elmo Tempel , Jukka Nevalainen , Pekka Heinamaki , Changbom Park , Jaan Einasto

We observed outer regions of a bright cluster of galaxies A2142 with Suzaku. Temperature and brightness structures were measured out to the virial radius ($r_{200}$) with good sensitivity. We confirmed the temperature drop from 9 keV around…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 H. Akamatsu , A. Hoshino , Y. Ishisaki , T. Ohashi , K. Sato , Y. Takei , N. Ota