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 deg2 of South Pole Telescope (SPT) data. This work represents the complete sample of clusters detected at high significance in the 2500 deg2 SPT-SZ survey, which was completed in 2011....
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ftharvardudash:oai:dash.harvard.edu:1/16310008 2023-05-15T18:23:00+02:00 Galaxy Clusters Discovered via the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect in the 2500-square-degree SPT-SZ survey Bleem, L. E. Stalder, Brian A de Haan, T. Aird, K. A. Allen, S. W. Applegate, D. E. Ashby, Matthew L N Bautz, M. Bayliss, Matthew 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, William 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, Armin Wolfgang 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, Antony A. Story, K. T. Stubbs, Christopher William Vanderlinde, K. Vieira, J. D. Vikhlinin, Alexey A. Williamson, R. Zahn, O. Zenteno, A. 2015 application/pdf http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:16310008 https://doi.org/10.1088/0067-0049/216/2/27 en_US eng IOP Publishing doi:10.1088/0067-0049/216/2/27 The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Bleem, L. E., B. Stalder, T. de Haan, K. A. Aird, S. W. Allen, D. E. Applegate, M. L. N. Ashby, et al. 2015. “Galaxy Clusters Discovered via the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect in the 2500-square-degree SPT-SZ survey.” The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 216, no. 2: 27. doi:10.1088/0067-0049/216/2/27 1538-4365 http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:16310008 cosmology: observations galaxies: clusters: individual large-scale structure of universe Journal Article 2015 ftharvardudash https://doi.org/10.1088/0067-0049/216/2/27 2022-04-05T18:21:11Z We present a catalog of galaxy clusters selected via their Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) effect signature from 2500 deg2 of South Pole Telescope (SPT) data. This work represents the complete sample of clusters detected at high significance in the 2500 deg2 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 500c(ρcrit) $\sim 3.5\times 10^{14}\,M_\odot \,h_{70}^{-1}$, 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. Physics Accepted Manuscript Article in Journal/Newspaper South pole Harvard University: DASH - Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard South Pole The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 216 2 27 |
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cosmology: observations galaxies: clusters: individual large-scale structure of universe Bleem, L. E. Stalder, Brian A de Haan, T. Aird, K. A. Allen, S. W. Applegate, D. E. Ashby, Matthew L N Bautz, M. Bayliss, Matthew 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, William 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, Armin Wolfgang 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, Antony A. Story, K. T. Stubbs, Christopher William Vanderlinde, K. Vieira, J. D. Vikhlinin, Alexey 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 deg2 of South Pole Telescope (SPT) data. This work represents the complete sample of clusters detected at high significance in the 2500 deg2 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 500c(ρcrit) $\sim 3.5\times 10^{14}\,M_\odot \,h_{70}^{-1}$, 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. Physics Accepted Manuscript |
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Bleem, L. E. Stalder, Brian A de Haan, T. Aird, K. A. Allen, S. W. Applegate, D. E. Ashby, Matthew L N Bautz, M. Bayliss, Matthew 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, William 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, Armin Wolfgang 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, Antony A. Story, K. T. Stubbs, Christopher William Vanderlinde, K. Vieira, J. D. Vikhlinin, Alexey A. Williamson, R. Zahn, O. Zenteno, A. |
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Bleem, L. E. Stalder, Brian A de Haan, T. Aird, K. A. Allen, S. W. Applegate, D. E. Ashby, Matthew L N Bautz, M. Bayliss, Matthew 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, William 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, Armin Wolfgang 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, Antony A. Story, K. T. Stubbs, Christopher William Vanderlinde, K. Vieira, J. D. Vikhlinin, Alexey 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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