Galaxy Clusters Discovered via the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect in the 2500-square-degree SPT-SZ survey
We present a catalog of galaxy clusters selected via their Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) effect signature from 2500 deg$^2$ of South Pole Telescope (SPT) data. This work represents the complete sample of clusters detected at high significance in the 2500-square-degree SPT-SZ survey, which was complet...
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ftdatacite:10.48550/arxiv.1409.0850 2023-05-15T18:23:06+02:00 Galaxy Clusters Discovered via the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect in the 2500-square-degree SPT-SZ survey Bleem, L. E. Stalder, B. de Haan, T. Aird, K. A. Allen, S. W. Applegate, D. E. Ashby, M. L. N. Bautz, M. Bayliss, M. Benson, B. A. Bocquet, S. Brodwin, M. Carlstrom, J. E. Chang, C. L. Chiu, I. Cho, H. M. Clocchiatti, A. Crawford, T. M. Crites, A. T. Desai, S. Dietrich, J. P. Dobbs, M. A. Foley, R. J. Forman, W. R. George, E. M. Gladders, M. D. Gonzalez, A. H. Halverson, N. W. Hennig, C. Hoekstra, H. Holder, G. P. Holzapfel, W. L. Hrubes, J. D. Jones, C. Keisler, R. Knox, L. Lee, A. T. Leitch, E. M. Liu, J. Lueker, M. Luong-Van, D. Mantz, A. Marrone, D. P. McDonald, M. McMahon, J. J. Meyer, S. S. Mocanu, L. Mohr, J. J. Murray, S. S. Padin, S. Pryke, C. Reichardt, C. L. Rest, A. Ruel, J. Ruhl, J. E. Saliwanchik, B. R. Saro, A. Sayre, J. T. Schaffer, K. K. Schrabback, T. Shirokoff, E. Song, J. Spieler, H. G. Stanford, S. A. Staniszewski, Z. Stark, A. A. Story, K. T. Stubbs, C. W. Vanderlinde, K. Vieira, J. D. Vikhlinin, A. Williamson, R. Zahn, O. Zenteno, A. 2014 https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1409.0850 https://arxiv.org/abs/1409.0850 unknown arXiv https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0067-0049/216/2/27 arXiv.org perpetual, non-exclusive license http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/ Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics astro-ph.CO FOS Physical sciences article-journal Article ScholarlyArticle Text 2014 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1409.0850 https://doi.org/10.1088/0067-0049/216/2/27 2022-04-01T12:52:41Z We present a catalog of galaxy clusters selected via their Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) effect signature from 2500 deg$^2$ of South Pole Telescope (SPT) data. This work represents the complete sample of clusters detected at high significance in the 2500-square-degree SPT-SZ survey, which was completed in 2011. A total of 677 (409) cluster candidates are identified above a signal-to-noise threshold of $ξ$ =4.5 (5.0). Ground- and space-based optical and near-infrared (NIR) imaging confirms overdensities of similarly colored galaxies in the direction of 516 (or 76%) of the $ξ$>4.5 candidates and 387 (or 95%) of the $ξ$>5 candidates; the measured purity is consistent with expectations from simulations. Of these confirmed clusters, 415 were first identified in SPT data, including 251 new discoveries reported in this work. We estimate photometric redshifts for all candidates with identified optical and/or NIR counterparts; we additionally report redshifts derived from spectroscopic observations for 141 of these systems. The mass threshold of the catalog is roughly independent of redshift above $z$~0.25 leading to a sample of massive clusters that extends to high redshift. The median mass of the sample is $M_{\scriptsize 500c}(ρ_\mathrm{crit})$ ~ 3.5 x 10$^{14} M_\odot h^{-1}$, the median redshift is $z_{med}$ =0.55, and the highest-redshift systems are at $z$>1.4. The combination of large redshift extent, clean selection, and high typical mass makes this cluster sample of particular interest for cosmological analyses and studies of cluster formation and evolution. : Minor changes to match accepted version; Associated data products available at http://pole.uchicago.edu/public/data/sptsz-clusters/index.html Text South pole DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) South Pole |
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Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics astro-ph.CO FOS Physical sciences Bleem, L. E. Stalder, B. de Haan, T. Aird, K. A. Allen, S. W. Applegate, D. E. Ashby, M. L. N. Bautz, M. Bayliss, M. Benson, B. A. Bocquet, S. Brodwin, M. Carlstrom, J. E. Chang, C. L. Chiu, I. Cho, H. M. Clocchiatti, A. Crawford, T. M. Crites, A. T. Desai, S. Dietrich, J. P. Dobbs, M. A. Foley, R. J. Forman, W. R. George, E. M. Gladders, M. D. Gonzalez, A. H. Halverson, N. W. Hennig, C. Hoekstra, H. Holder, G. P. Holzapfel, W. L. Hrubes, J. D. Jones, C. Keisler, R. Knox, L. Lee, A. T. Leitch, E. M. Liu, J. Lueker, M. Luong-Van, D. Mantz, A. Marrone, D. P. McDonald, M. McMahon, J. J. Meyer, S. S. Mocanu, L. Mohr, J. J. Murray, S. S. Padin, S. Pryke, C. Reichardt, C. L. Rest, A. Ruel, J. Ruhl, J. E. Saliwanchik, B. R. Saro, A. Sayre, J. T. Schaffer, K. K. Schrabback, T. Shirokoff, E. Song, J. Spieler, H. G. Stanford, S. A. Staniszewski, Z. Stark, A. A. Story, K. T. Stubbs, C. W. Vanderlinde, K. Vieira, J. D. Vikhlinin, A. Williamson, R. Zahn, O. Zenteno, A. Galaxy Clusters Discovered via the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect in the 2500-square-degree SPT-SZ survey |
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We present a catalog of galaxy clusters selected via their Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) effect signature from 2500 deg$^2$ of South Pole Telescope (SPT) data. This work represents the complete sample of clusters detected at high significance in the 2500-square-degree SPT-SZ survey, which was completed in 2011. A total of 677 (409) cluster candidates are identified above a signal-to-noise threshold of $ξ$ =4.5 (5.0). Ground- and space-based optical and near-infrared (NIR) imaging confirms overdensities of similarly colored galaxies in the direction of 516 (or 76%) of the $ξ$>4.5 candidates and 387 (or 95%) of the $ξ$>5 candidates; the measured purity is consistent with expectations from simulations. Of these confirmed clusters, 415 were first identified in SPT data, including 251 new discoveries reported in this work. We estimate photometric redshifts for all candidates with identified optical and/or NIR counterparts; we additionally report redshifts derived from spectroscopic observations for 141 of these systems. The mass threshold of the catalog is roughly independent of redshift above $z$~0.25 leading to a sample of massive clusters that extends to high redshift. The median mass of the sample is $M_{\scriptsize 500c}(ρ_\mathrm{crit})$ ~ 3.5 x 10$^{14} M_\odot h^{-1}$, the median redshift is $z_{med}$ =0.55, and the highest-redshift systems are at $z$>1.4. The combination of large redshift extent, clean selection, and high typical mass makes this cluster sample of particular interest for cosmological analyses and studies of cluster formation and evolution. : Minor changes to match accepted version; Associated data products available at http://pole.uchicago.edu/public/data/sptsz-clusters/index.html |
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Bleem, L. E. Stalder, B. de Haan, T. Aird, K. A. Allen, S. W. Applegate, D. E. Ashby, M. L. N. Bautz, M. Bayliss, M. Benson, B. A. Bocquet, S. Brodwin, M. Carlstrom, J. E. Chang, C. L. Chiu, I. Cho, H. M. Clocchiatti, A. Crawford, T. M. Crites, A. T. Desai, S. Dietrich, J. P. Dobbs, M. A. Foley, R. J. Forman, W. R. George, E. M. Gladders, M. D. Gonzalez, A. H. Halverson, N. W. Hennig, C. Hoekstra, H. Holder, G. P. Holzapfel, W. L. Hrubes, J. D. Jones, C. Keisler, R. Knox, L. Lee, A. T. Leitch, E. M. Liu, J. Lueker, M. Luong-Van, D. Mantz, A. Marrone, D. P. McDonald, M. McMahon, J. J. Meyer, S. S. Mocanu, L. Mohr, J. J. Murray, S. S. Padin, S. Pryke, C. Reichardt, C. L. Rest, A. Ruel, J. Ruhl, J. E. Saliwanchik, B. R. Saro, A. Sayre, J. T. Schaffer, K. K. Schrabback, T. Shirokoff, E. Song, J. Spieler, H. G. Stanford, S. A. Staniszewski, Z. Stark, A. A. Story, K. T. Stubbs, C. W. Vanderlinde, K. Vieira, J. D. Vikhlinin, A. Williamson, R. Zahn, O. Zenteno, A. |
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Bleem, L. E. Stalder, B. de Haan, T. Aird, K. A. Allen, S. W. Applegate, D. E. Ashby, M. L. N. Bautz, M. Bayliss, M. Benson, B. A. Bocquet, S. Brodwin, M. Carlstrom, J. E. Chang, C. L. Chiu, I. Cho, H. M. Clocchiatti, A. Crawford, T. M. Crites, A. T. Desai, S. Dietrich, J. P. Dobbs, M. A. Foley, R. J. Forman, W. R. George, E. M. Gladders, M. D. Gonzalez, A. H. Halverson, N. W. Hennig, C. Hoekstra, H. Holder, G. P. Holzapfel, W. L. Hrubes, J. D. Jones, C. Keisler, R. Knox, L. Lee, A. T. Leitch, E. M. Liu, J. Lueker, M. Luong-Van, D. Mantz, A. Marrone, D. P. McDonald, M. McMahon, J. J. Meyer, S. S. Mocanu, L. Mohr, J. J. Murray, S. S. Padin, S. Pryke, C. Reichardt, C. L. Rest, A. Ruel, J. Ruhl, J. E. Saliwanchik, B. R. Saro, A. Sayre, J. T. Schaffer, K. K. Schrabback, T. Shirokoff, E. Song, J. Spieler, H. G. Stanford, S. A. Staniszewski, Z. Stark, A. A. Story, K. T. Stubbs, C. W. Vanderlinde, K. Vieira, J. D. Vikhlinin, A. Williamson, R. Zahn, O. Zenteno, A. |
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Galaxy Clusters Discovered via the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect in the 2500-square-degree SPT-SZ survey |
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Galaxy Clusters Discovered via the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect in the 2500-square-degree SPT-SZ survey |
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Galaxy Clusters Discovered via the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect in the 2500-square-degree SPT-SZ survey |
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Galaxy Clusters Discovered via the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect in the 2500-square-degree SPT-SZ survey |
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Galaxy Clusters Discovered via the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect in the 2500-square-degree SPT-SZ survey |
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galaxy clusters discovered via the sunyaev-zel'dovich effect in the 2500-square-degree spt-sz survey |
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2014 |
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