Weak Lensing Mass of Nearby Clusters of Galaxies

We describe first results of a project to create weak lensing mass maps for a complete, X-ray luminosity-limited sample of 19 nearby (z < 0.1) southern galaxy clusters scheduled for Sunyaev-Zel'dovich observations by the Viper Telescope at the South Pole. We have collected data on 1/3 of the...

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Main Authors: Joffre, M, Fischer, P, Frieman, Joshua A, Johnston, D, McKay, T, Mohr, J J, Nichol, B, Sheldon, E S, Cantaloupo, C, Griffin, G, Peterson, J, Romer, A K
Language:English
Published: 1999
Subjects:
Astrophysics and Astronomy
South Pole
South pole
Online Access:http://cds.cern.ch/record/398467
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Summary:We describe first results of a project to create weak lensing mass maps for a complete, X-ray luminosity-limited sample of 19 nearby (z < 0.1) southern galaxy clusters scheduled for Sunyaev-Zel'dovich observations by the Viper Telescope at the South Pole. We have collected data on 1/3 of the sample and present motivation for the project as well as projected mass maps of two clusters.

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