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We use the billion-particle Hubble Volume simulations to make statistical predictions for the distribution of galaxy clusters that will be observed by the Planck Surveyor satellite through their effect on the cosmic microwave background --…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 Scott T Kay , Andrew R Liddle , Peter A Thomas

The present cosmic accelerating stage is discussed through a new kinematic method based on the Sunyaev- Zel'dovich effect (SZE) and X-ray surface brightness data from galaxy clusters. By using the SZE/X-ray data from 38 galaxy clusters in…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2011-03-15 J. A. S. Lima , R. F. L. Holanda , J. V. Cunha

I discuss galaxy cluster surveys based on the Sunyaev--Zel'dovich effect and their relevance for cosmological studies. The unique aspects of cluster selection by this method are emphasized and certain issues of surveying are addressed.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 J. G. Bartlett

We investigate empirical scaling relations between the thermal Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect (SZE) and cluster mass in simulated clusters of galaxies. The simulated clusters have been compiled from four different samples that differ only in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Patrick M. Motl , Eric J. Hallman , Jack O. Burns , Michael L. Norman

The Sunyaev-Zeldovich (SZ) effect is a window into the astrophysical processes of galaxy clusters, and relativistic corrections (the "rSZ") promise to provide a global census of the gas feedback within clusters. Upcoming wide-field…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-10-13 L. Kuhn , Z. Li , William R. Coulton

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

In recent years, significant progress has been made in building new galaxy clusters samples, at low and high redshifts, from wide-area surveys, particularly exploiting the Sunyaev--Zel'dovich (SZ) effect. A large effort is underway to…

We have measured the Sunyaev Zel'dovich (SZ) effect for a sample of ten strong lensing selected galaxy clusters using the Sunyaev Zel'dovich Array (SZA). The SZA is sensitive to structures on spatial scales of a few arcminutes, while the…

We present preliminary results from simulated large sky coverage (~100 square degrees) Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect (SZE) cluster surveys using the cosmological adaptive mesh refinement N-body/hydro code Enzo. We have generated simulated light…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Eric J. Hallman , Brian W. O'Shea , Michael L. Norman , Rick Wagner , Jack O. Burns

We present an improved method for predicting the Sunyaev-Zeldovich (SZ) effect in galaxy clusters from spatially-resolved, spectroscopic X-ray data. Using the deprojected electron density and temperature profiles measured within a fraction…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-09-17 R. W. Schmidt , S. W. Allen , A. C. Fabian

We study the effects of galaxy formation on the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect (SZE) observable-mass relations using high-resolution cosmological simulations. The simulations of eleven individual clusters spanning a decade in mass are performed…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Daisuke Nagai

We present high resolution (9$^{\prime \prime}$) imaging of the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect (SZE) toward two massive galaxy clusters, MACS J0647.7+7015 ($z=0.591$) and MACS J1206.2-0847 ($z=0.439$). We compare these 90 GHz measurements, taken…

Galaxy clusters and surrounding medium, can be studied using X-ray bremsstrahlung emission and Sunyaev Zel'dovich (SZ) effect. Both astrophysical probes, sample the same environment with different parameters dependance. The SZ effect is…

Values of the Hubble constant reported to date which are based on measurement of the Sunyaev-Zeldovich (SZ) effect in clusters of galaxies are systematically lower than those derived by other methods (e.g., Cepheid variable stars, or the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 Kurt Roettiger , James M. Stone , Richard Mushotzky

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…

The hot gas in clusters of galaxies emits thermal bremsstrahlung emission that can be probed directly through measurements in the X-ray band with satellites like ROSAT and ASCA. Another probe of this gas comes from its effect on the cosmic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 John P. Hughes

Compton scattering of the cosmic microwave background radiation by electrons in the hot gas in clusters of galaxies - the Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect - has long been recognized as a uniquely important feature, rich in cosmological and…

We present the first image of the thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect (SZE) obtained by the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). Combining 7-m and 12-m arrays in Band 3, we create an SZE map toward a galaxy cluster…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-09-28 T. Kitayama , S. Ueda , S. Takakuwa , T. Tsutsumi , E. Komatsu , T. Akahori , D. Iono , T. Izumi , R. Kawabe , K. Kohno , H. Matsuo , N. Ota , Y. Suto , M. Takizawa , K. Yoshikawa

This Letter explores influences of intracluster magnetic fields ($\gsim 1\mu$G) submerged in the hot electron gas on classic Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect (SZE) and thermal bremsstrahlung in X-ray emissions. As the Larmor frequency is much…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Jian Hu , Yu-Qing Lou