A Sunyaev-Zel'dovich-selected Sample of the Most Massive Galaxy Clusters in the 2500 deg 2 South Pole Telescope Survey
International audience The South Pole Telescope (SPT) is currently surveying 2500 deg 2 of the southern sky to detect massive galaxy clusters out to the epoch of their formation using the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) effect. This paper presents a catalog of the 26 most significant SZ cluster detecti...
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ftccsdartic:oai:HAL:insu-03645903v1 2023-11-05T03:45:05+01:00 A Sunyaev-Zel'dovich-selected Sample of the Most Massive Galaxy Clusters in the 2500 deg 2 South Pole Telescope Survey Williamson, R. Benson, B. A. High, F. W. Vanderlinde, K. Ade, P. A. R. Aird, K. A. Andersson, K. Armstrong, R. Ashby, M. L. N. Bautz, M. Bazin, G. Bertin, E. Bleem, L. E. Bonamente, M. Brodwin, M. Carlstrom, J. E. Chang, C. L. Chapman, S. C. Clocchiatti, A. Crawford, T. M. Crites, A. T. de Haan, T. Desai, S. Dobbs, M. A. Dudley, J. P. Fazio, G. G. Foley, R. J. Forman, W. R. Garmire, G. George, E. M. Gladders, M. D. Gonzalez, A. H. Halverson, N. W. Holder, G. P. Holzapfel, W. L. Hoover, S. Hrubes, J. D. Jones, C. Joy, M. Keisler, R. Knox, L. Lee, A. T. Leitch, E. M. Lueker, M. Luong-Van, D. Marrone, D. P. Mcmahon, J. J. Mehl, J. Meyer, S. S. Mohr, J. J. Montroy, T. E. Murray, S. S. Padin, S. Plagge, T. Pryke, C. Reichardt, C. L. Rest, A. Ruel, J. Ruhl, J. E. Saliwanchik, B. R. Saro, A. Schaffer, K. K. Shaw, L. Shirokoff, E. Song, J. Spieler, H. G. Stalder, B. Stanford, S. A. Staniszewski, Z. Stark, A. A. Story, K. Stubbs, C. W. Vieira, J. D. Vikhlinin, A. Zenteno, A. Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris (IAP) Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) 2011 https://insu.hal.science/insu-03645903 https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/738/2/139 en eng HAL CCSD American Astronomical Society info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/arxiv/1101.1290 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1088/0004-637X/738/2/139 insu-03645903 https://insu.hal.science/insu-03645903 ARXIV: 1101.1290 BIBCODE: 2011ApJ.738.139W doi:10.1088/0004-637X/738/2/139 ISSN: 0004-637X EISSN: 1538-4357 The Astrophysical Journal https://insu.hal.science/insu-03645903 The Astrophysical Journal, 2011, 738, ⟨10.1088/0004-637X/738/2/139⟩ cosmic background radiation cosmology: observations galaxies: clusters: general Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics [SDU]Sciences of the Universe [physics] info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2011 ftccsdartic https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/738/2/139 2023-10-07T23:05:32Z International audience The South Pole Telescope (SPT) is currently surveying 2500 deg 2 of the southern sky to detect massive galaxy clusters out to the epoch of their formation using the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) effect. This paper presents a catalog of the 26 most significant SZ cluster detections in the full survey region. The catalog includes 14 clusters which have been previously identified and 12 that are new discoveries. These clusters were identified in fields observed to two differing noise depths: 1500 deg 2 at the final SPT survey depth of 18 μK arcmin at 150 GHz and 1000 deg 2 at a depth of 54 μK arcmin. Clusters were selected on the basis of their SZ signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) in SPT maps, a quantity which has been demonstrated to correlate tightly with cluster mass. The S/N thresholds were chosen to achieve a comparable mass selection across survey fields of both depths. Cluster redshifts were obtained with optical and infrared imaging and spectroscopy from a variety of ground- and space-based facilities. The redshifts range from 0.098 <= z <= 1.132 with a median of z med = 0.40. The measured SZ S/N and redshifts lead to unbiased mass estimates ranging from 9.8 × 10 14 M sun h -1 70 <= M 200 (ρ mean ) <= 3.1 × 10 15 M sun h -1 70 . Based on the SZ mass estimates, we find that none of the clusters are individually in significant tension with the ΛCDM cosmological model. We also test for evidence of non-Gaussianity based on the cluster sample and find the data show no preference for non-Gaussian perturbations. Article in Journal/Newspaper South pole Archive ouverte HAL (Hyper Article en Ligne, CCSD - Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) The Astrophysical Journal 738 2 139 |
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cosmic background radiation cosmology: observations galaxies: clusters: general Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics [SDU]Sciences of the Universe [physics] Williamson, R. Benson, B. A. High, F. W. Vanderlinde, K. Ade, P. A. R. Aird, K. A. Andersson, K. Armstrong, R. Ashby, M. L. N. Bautz, M. Bazin, G. Bertin, E. Bleem, L. E. Bonamente, M. Brodwin, M. Carlstrom, J. E. Chang, C. L. Chapman, S. C. Clocchiatti, A. Crawford, T. M. Crites, A. T. de Haan, T. Desai, S. Dobbs, M. A. Dudley, J. P. Fazio, G. G. Foley, R. J. Forman, W. R. Garmire, G. George, E. M. Gladders, M. D. Gonzalez, A. H. Halverson, N. W. Holder, G. P. Holzapfel, W. L. Hoover, S. Hrubes, J. D. Jones, C. Joy, M. Keisler, R. Knox, L. Lee, A. T. Leitch, E. M. Lueker, M. Luong-Van, D. Marrone, D. P. Mcmahon, J. J. Mehl, J. Meyer, S. S. Mohr, J. J. Montroy, T. E. Murray, S. S. Padin, S. Plagge, T. Pryke, C. Reichardt, C. L. Rest, A. Ruel, J. Ruhl, J. E. Saliwanchik, B. R. Saro, A. Schaffer, K. K. Shaw, L. Shirokoff, E. Song, J. Spieler, H. G. Stalder, B. Stanford, S. A. Staniszewski, Z. Stark, A. A. Story, K. Stubbs, C. W. Vieira, J. D. Vikhlinin, A. Zenteno, A. A Sunyaev-Zel'dovich-selected Sample of the Most Massive Galaxy Clusters in the 2500 deg 2 South Pole Telescope Survey |
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International audience The South Pole Telescope (SPT) is currently surveying 2500 deg 2 of the southern sky to detect massive galaxy clusters out to the epoch of their formation using the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) effect. This paper presents a catalog of the 26 most significant SZ cluster detections in the full survey region. The catalog includes 14 clusters which have been previously identified and 12 that are new discoveries. These clusters were identified in fields observed to two differing noise depths: 1500 deg 2 at the final SPT survey depth of 18 μK arcmin at 150 GHz and 1000 deg 2 at a depth of 54 μK arcmin. Clusters were selected on the basis of their SZ signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) in SPT maps, a quantity which has been demonstrated to correlate tightly with cluster mass. The S/N thresholds were chosen to achieve a comparable mass selection across survey fields of both depths. Cluster redshifts were obtained with optical and infrared imaging and spectroscopy from a variety of ground- and space-based facilities. The redshifts range from 0.098 <= z <= 1.132 with a median of z med = 0.40. The measured SZ S/N and redshifts lead to unbiased mass estimates ranging from 9.8 × 10 14 M sun h -1 70 <= M 200 (ρ mean ) <= 3.1 × 10 15 M sun h -1 70 . Based on the SZ mass estimates, we find that none of the clusters are individually in significant tension with the ΛCDM cosmological model. We also test for evidence of non-Gaussianity based on the cluster sample and find the data show no preference for non-Gaussian perturbations. |
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Williamson, R. Benson, B. A. High, F. W. Vanderlinde, K. Ade, P. A. R. Aird, K. A. Andersson, K. Armstrong, R. Ashby, M. L. N. Bautz, M. Bazin, G. Bertin, E. Bleem, L. E. Bonamente, M. Brodwin, M. Carlstrom, J. E. Chang, C. L. Chapman, S. C. Clocchiatti, A. Crawford, T. M. Crites, A. T. de Haan, T. Desai, S. Dobbs, M. A. Dudley, J. P. Fazio, G. G. Foley, R. J. Forman, W. R. Garmire, G. George, E. M. Gladders, M. D. Gonzalez, A. H. Halverson, N. W. Holder, G. P. Holzapfel, W. L. Hoover, S. Hrubes, J. D. Jones, C. Joy, M. Keisler, R. Knox, L. Lee, A. T. Leitch, E. M. Lueker, M. Luong-Van, D. Marrone, D. P. Mcmahon, J. J. Mehl, J. Meyer, S. S. Mohr, J. J. Montroy, T. E. Murray, S. S. Padin, S. Plagge, T. Pryke, C. Reichardt, C. L. Rest, A. Ruel, J. Ruhl, J. E. Saliwanchik, B. R. Saro, A. Schaffer, K. K. Shaw, L. Shirokoff, E. Song, J. Spieler, H. G. Stalder, B. Stanford, S. A. Staniszewski, Z. Stark, A. A. Story, K. Stubbs, C. W. Vieira, J. D. Vikhlinin, A. Zenteno, A. |
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A Sunyaev-Zel'dovich-selected Sample of the Most Massive Galaxy Clusters in the 2500 deg 2 South Pole Telescope Survey |
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A Sunyaev-Zel'dovich-selected Sample of the Most Massive Galaxy Clusters in the 2500 deg 2 South Pole Telescope Survey |
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A Sunyaev-Zel'dovich-selected Sample of the Most Massive Galaxy Clusters in the 2500 deg 2 South Pole Telescope Survey |
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A Sunyaev-Zel'dovich-selected Sample of the Most Massive Galaxy Clusters in the 2500 deg 2 South Pole Telescope Survey |
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A Sunyaev-Zel'dovich-selected Sample of the Most Massive Galaxy Clusters in the 2500 deg 2 South Pole Telescope Survey |
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sunyaev-zel'dovich-selected sample of the most massive galaxy clusters in the 2500 deg 2 south pole telescope survey |
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