Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect and the dust emission in the galaxy clusters

Constraints on the Hubble parameter, H0, via X-ray surface brightness and Sunyaev–Zel'dovich effect (SZE) observations of the galaxy clusters depend on the validity of the cosmic distance duality relation (DD relation), η = DL(z)(1+z)-2/DA(z) = 1, where DL and DA are the luminosity distance and angular diameter distance (ADD), respectively. In this work, we argue that if the DD relation does not hold, the X-ray plus SZE technique furnishes a [Formula: see text]. We use 25 ADD of galaxy clusters to obtain simultaneous constraints on H0 and possible violation of the DD relation in a flat ΛCDM model. Such a violation is parametrized by two functions: η(z) = 1 + η0z and η(z) = 1 + η0z/(1+z), where η0 is a constant parameter quantifying possible departures from the strict validity. Finally, by marginalizing on the η0 in both parametrizations, we obtain constraints on H0 regardless of the validity of the DD relation. For the linear and nonlinear η(z) functions, we obtain [Formula: see text] km/s/Mpc and [Formula: see text] km/s/Mpc, respectively (without systematic errors). Our results support recent H0 measurements by using X-ray and SZE observations of galaxy clusters which have taken the distance duality as valid.

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Searching for Mg ii absorbers in and around galaxy clusters

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ◽

10.1093/mnras/stab637 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 503 (3) ◽

pp. 4309-4319

Author(s):

Jong Chul Lee ◽

Ho Seong Hwang ◽

Hyunmi Song

Keyword(s):

Galaxy Clusters ◽

Detection Rate ◽

Massive Star ◽

Sloan Digital Sky Survey ◽

Number Density ◽

Cluster Galaxies ◽

Star Forming ◽

Quasar Spectra ◽

Sky Survey ◽

The Galaxy

ABSTRACT To study environmental effects on the circumgalactic medium (CGM), we use the samples of redMaPPer galaxy clusters, background quasars, and cluster galaxies from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). With ∼82 000 quasar spectra, we detect 197 Mg ii absorbers in and around the clusters. The detection rate per quasar is 2.7 ± 0.7 times higher inside the clusters than outside the clusters, indicating that Mg ii absorbers are relatively abundant in clusters. However, when considering the galaxy number density, the absorber-to-galaxy ratio is rather low inside the clusters. If we assume that Mg ii absorbers are mainly contributed by the CGM of massive star-forming galaxies, a typical halo size of cluster galaxies is smaller than that of field galaxies by 30 ± 10 per cent. This finding supports that galaxy haloes can be truncated by interaction with the host cluster.

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Anisotropy of the galaxy cluster X-ray luminosity–temperature relation

Astronomy and Astrophysics ◽

10.1051/0004-6361/201731222 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 611 ◽

pp. A50 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Konstantinos Migkas ◽

Thomas H. Reiprich

Keyword(s):

Galaxy Clusters ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Cosmological Parameters ◽

Galaxy Cluster ◽

Luminosity Distance ◽

Temperature Relation ◽

X Ray ◽

Two Samples ◽

The Galaxy ◽

Group A

We introduce a new test to study the cosmological principle with galaxy clusters. Galaxy clusters exhibit a tight correlation between the luminosity and temperature of the X-ray-emitting intracluster medium. While the luminosity measurement depends on cosmological parameters through the luminosity distance, the temperature determination is cosmology-independent. We exploit this property to test the isotropy of the luminosity distance over the full extragalactic sky, through the normalization a of the LX–T scaling relation and the cosmological parameters Ωm and H0. To this end, we use two almost independent galaxy cluster samples: the ASCA Cluster Catalog (ACC) and the XMM Cluster Survey (XCS-DR1). Interestingly enough, these two samples appear to have the same pattern for a with respect to the Galactic longitude. More specifically, we identify one sky region within l ~ (−15°, 90°) (Group A) that shares very different best-fit values for the normalization of the LX–T relation for both ACC and XCS-DR1 samples. We use the Bootstrap and Jackknife methods to assess the statistical significance of these results. We find the deviation of Group A, compared to the rest of the sky in terms of a, to be ~2.7σ for ACC and ~3.1σ for XCS-DR1. This tension is not significantly relieved after excluding possible outliers and is not attributed to different redshift (z), temperature (T), or distributions of observable uncertainties. Moreover, a redshift conversion to the cosmic microwave background (CMB) frame does not have an important impact on our results. Using also the HIFLUGCS sample, we show that a possible excess of cool-core clusters in this region, is not able to explain the obtained deviations. Furthermore, we tested for a dependence of the results on supercluster environment, where the fraction of disturbed clusters might be enhanced, possibly affecting the LX–T relation. We indeed find a trend in the XCS-DR1 sample for supercluster members to be underluminous compared to field clusters. However, the fraction of supercluster members is similar in the different sky regions, so this cannot explain the observed differences, either. Constraining Ωm and H0 via the redshift evolution of LX–T and the luminosity distance via the flux–luminosity conversion, we obtain approximately the same deviation amplitudes as for a. It is interesting that the general observed behavior of Ωm for the sky regions that coincide with the CMB dipole is similar to what was found with other cosmological probes such as supernovae Ia. The reason for this behavior remains to be identified.

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Planck’s dusty GEMS

Astronomy and Astrophysics ◽

10.1051/0004-6361/201833679 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 620 ◽

pp. A60 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

R. Cañameras ◽

N. P. H. Nesvadba ◽

M. Limousin ◽

H. Dole ◽

R. Kneissl ◽

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Keyword(s):

Star Formation ◽

Near Infrared ◽

Infrared Imaging ◽

High Redshift ◽

Dust Emission ◽

Galaxy Cluster ◽

Star Forming ◽

The Galaxy ◽

Mass Outflow ◽

Gas Accretion

We report the discovery of a molecular wind signature from a massive intensely star-forming clump of a few 109 M⊙, in the strongly gravitationally lensed submillimeter galaxy “the Emerald” (PLCK_G165.7+49.0) at z = 2.236. The Emerald is amongst the brightest high-redshift galaxies on the submillimeter sky, and was initially discovered with the Planck satellite. The system contains two magnificient structures with projected lengths of 28.5″ and 21″ formed by multiple, near-infrared arcs, falling behind a massive galaxy cluster at z = 0.35, as well as an adjacent filament that has so far escaped discovery in other wavebands. We used HST/WFC3 and CFHT optical and near-infrared imaging together with IRAM and SMA interferometry of the CO(4–3) line and 850 μm dust emission to characterize the foreground lensing mass distribution, construct a lens model with LENSTOOL, and calculate gravitational magnification factors between 20 and 50 in most of the source. The majority of the star formation takes place within two massive star-forming clumps which are marginally gravitationally bound and embedded in a 9 × 1010 M⊙, fragmented disk with 20% gas fraction. The stellar continuum morphology is much smoother and also well resolved perpendicular to the magnification axis. One of the clumps shows a pronounced blue wing in the CO(4–3) line profile, which we interpret as a wind signature. The mass outflow rates are high enough for us to suspect that the clump might become unbound within a few tens of Myr, unless the outflowing gas can be replenished by gas accretion from the surrounding disk. The velocity offset of –200 km s−1 is above the escape velocity of the clump, but not that of the galaxy overall, suggesting that much of this material might ultimately rain back onto the galaxy and contribute to fueling subsequent star formation.

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