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The use of galaxy clusters as cosmological probes hinges on our ability to measure their masses accurately and with high precision. Hydrostatic mass is one of the most common methods for estimating the masses of individual galaxy clusters,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-02-12 Kaylea Nelson , Erwin T. Lau , Daisuke Nagai , Douglas H. Rudd , Liang Yu

This is the fourth in a series of papers studying the astrophysics and cosmology of massive, dynamically relaxed galaxy clusters. Here, we use measurements of weak gravitational lensing from the Weighing the Giants project to calibrate…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-02-17 D. E. Applegate , A. Mantz , S. W. Allen , A. von der Linden , R. G. Morris , S. Hilbert , P. L. Kelly , D. L. Burke , H. Ebeling , D. A. Rapetti , R. W. Schmidt

Using a uniform analysis procedure, we measure spatially resolved weak gravitational lensing and hydrostatic X-ray masses for a sample of 18 clusters of galaxies. We find a radial trend in the X-ray to lensing mass ratio: at r2500 we obtain…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 A. Mahdavi , H. Hoekstra , A. Babul , J. P. Henry

We test the assumption of hydrostatic equilibrium in an X-ray luminosity selected sample of 50 galaxy clusters at $0.15<z<0.3$ from the Local Cluster Substructure Survey (LoCuSS). Our weak-lensing measurements of $M_{500}$ control…

We compare X-ray and caustic mass profiles for a sample of 16 massive galaxy clusters. We assume hydrostatic equilibrium in interpreting the X-ray data, and use large samples of cluster members with redshifts as a basis for applying the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-15 Ben J. Maughan , Paul A. Giles , Kenneth J. Rines , Antonaldo Diaferio , Margaret J. Geller , Nina Van Der Pyl , Massimiliano Bonamente

An accurate reconstruction of galaxy cluster masses is key to use this population of objects as a cosmological probe. In this work we present a study on the hydrostatic-to-lensing mass scaling relation for a sample of 53 clusters whose…

We aim at investigating potential biases in lensing and X-ray methods to measure the cluster mass profiles. We do so by performing realistic simulations of lensing and X-ray observations that are subsequently analyzed using observational…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 M. Meneghetti , E. Rasia , J. Merten , F. Bellagamba , S. Ettori , P. Mazzotta , K. Dolag

We present a statistical comparison of three different estimates of cluster mass, namely, the dynamical masses obtained from the velocity dispersion of optical galaxies, the X-ray masses measured from the temperature of X-ray emitting gas…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 Xiang-Ping Wu , Li-Zhi Fang

Mass estimates of galaxy clusters from X-ray and Sunyeav-Zel'dovich observations assume the intracluster gas is in hydrostatic equilibrium with their gravitational potential. However, since galaxy clusters are dynamically active objects…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-16 Erwin T. Lau , Daisuke Nagai , Kaylea Nelson

The gas mass fraction in galaxy clusters is a convenient tool to use in the context of cosmological studies. Indeed this quantity allows to constrain the universal baryon fraction $\Omega_b/\Omega_m$, as well as other parameters like the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-02-09 Raphaël Wicker , Marian Douspis , Laura Salvati , Nabila Aghanim

Clusters of galaxies are powerful probes with which to study cosmology and astrophysics. However, for many applications an accurate measurement of a cluster's mass is essential. A systematic underestimate of hydrostatic masses from X-ray…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-09-21 Crispin H. A. Logan , Ben J. Maughan , Antonaldo Diaferio , Ryan T. Duffy , Margaret J. Geller , Kenneth Rines , Jubee Sohn

We show how hydrostatic equilibrium in galaxy clusters can be quantitatively probed combining X-ray, SZ, and gravitational-lensing data. Our previously published method for recovering three-dimensional cluster gas distributions avoids the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Ewald Puchwein , Matthias Bartelmann

Accurate and precise measurements of masses of galaxy clusters are key to derive robust constraints on cosmological parameters. Rising evidence from observations, however, confirms that X-ray masses, obtained under the assumption of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-02-19 S. Ansarifard , E. Rasia , V. Biffi , S. Borgani , W. Cui , M. De Petris , K. Dolag , S. Ettori , S. M. S. Movahed , G. Murante , G. Yepes

Gravitational lensing by clusters of galaxies has been detected on scales ranging from $\sim10^{-1}$ Mpc to $\sim10$ Mpc, namely, arcs/arclets, weak lensing and quasar-cluster associations. This allows us to derive an overall radius matter…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 Xiang-Ping Wu , Li-Zhi Fang

Galaxy cluster mass determinations achieved using X-ray and Sunyaev-Zel'dovich data combined with the assumption of hydrostatic equilibrium are generally biased. The bias exists for two main reasons: non-thermal pressure forces are expected…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-12-02 Davide Martizzi , Harrison Agrusa

The scaling between X-ray observables and mass for galaxy clusters and groups is instrumental for cluster based cosmology and an important probe for the thermodynamics of the intracluster gas. We calibrate a scaling relation between the…

Galaxy clusters are the largest virialized structures in the Universe and are predominantly dominated by dark matter. The hydrostatic mass and the mass obtained from gravitational lensing measurements generally differ, a discrepancy known…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-12 M. Lawrence Pattersons , Feri Apryandi , Freddy P. Zen

We present a detailed comparison of mass measurements for clusters of galaxies using ASCA and ROSAT X-ray data and constraints from strong and weak gravitational lensing. Our results for a sample of 13 clusters provide a consistent…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 S. W. Allen

The cosmological parameters prefered by the cosmic microwave background (CMB) primary anisotropies predict many more galaxy clusters than those that have been detected via the thermal Sunyaev-Zeldovich (tSZ) effect. This tension has…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-02-28 G. Hurier , R. E. Angulo

The masses of galaxy clusters are commonly measured from X-ray observations under the assumption of hydrostatic equilibrium (HSE). This technique is known to underestimate the true mass systematically. The fiducial FLAMINGO cosmological…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-12-19 Joey Braspenning , Joop Schaye , Matthieu Schaller , Roi Kugel , Scott T. Kay
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