Weighing the Giants – I. Weak-lensing masses for 51 massive galaxy clusters: project overview, data analysis methods and cluster images
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This is the first in a series of papers in which we measure accurate weak-lensing masses for 51 of the most X-ray luminous galaxy clusters known at redshifts 0.15
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von der Linden et al. (2014) and Schirmer et al. (2011) confirm a single smooth, round, high-signal-to-noise mass concentration centered on the galaxy concentration in MACS J2243.
“Their maps cover a much broader field at lower resolution and so are not presented here, but they confirm the von der Linden et al. (2014) picture of a single smooth, round, high-S/N mass concentration centered on the galaxy concentration that appears at the center of the bottom panel of Figure 6.”
From The Mismeasure of Mergers: Revised Limits on Self-interacting Dark Matter in Merging Galaxy Clusters (2018) · cites this paper as von der Linden et al. (2014)
Section 6.4 (p. 17) says every targeted cluster is detected in the lensing maps at ≥3σ and that lensing peaks generally correspond well with optical detections. But Section 7.2.1 (p. 21) identifies MACSJ2243.3−0935 among clusters with a bimodal galaxy distribution and a greater-than-100-kpc offset between the brightest cluster galaxy and X-ray centroid. Our copy does not establish the claimed single, smooth, round mass concentration centered on the galaxies. (LLM, conf=0.82)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredVon der Linden et al. (2014) weak-lensing map has rather low resolution but shows the same southeast-northwest axis as the H15 lensing map.
“Their lensing map has rather low resolution and so is not presented here, but it does show the same southeast-northwest axis as the H15 lensing map (Figure 10).”
From The Mismeasure of Mergers: Revised Limits on Self-interacting Dark Matter in Merging Galaxy Clusters (2018) · cites this paper as Von der Linden et al. (2014)
Section 6.1 (p. 17) describes the paper’s weak-lensing maps, and Section 7.1 (p. 19) notes that smoothing limits the precision of reconstructed mass peaks. Section 6.4 (p. 18) describes a southeast–northwest filament with a secondary cluster visible in a lensing map. Our copy does not establish that this is the map meant by the citing sentence or compare it with the H15 map. (LLM, conf=0.79)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredFor MACS J2243 west, the Harvey et al. luminosity peak just south of the bright star cannot be due to galaxy luminosity; the most plausible explanation is residual light from the exceptionally bright star.
“West: the color image from von der Linden et al. (2014) demonstrates that the H15 luminosity peak just south of the bright star cannot be due to galaxy luminosity.Although H15 implemented an algorithm for removing stars before smoothing the visible-light distribution, the most plausible explanation for this H15 luminosity peak is residual light from the exceptionally bright star.”
From The Mismeasure of Mergers: Revised Limits on Self-interacting Dark Matter in Merging Galaxy Clusters (2018) · cites this paper as von der Linden et al. (2014)
For MACS J2243 east, there is no convincing concentration of galaxies at the Harvey et al. position in either panel or in Schirmer et al. (2011), and neither von der Linden et al. (2014) nor Schirmer et al. (2011) find a lensing peak there.
“However, there is no convincing concentration of galaxies at this position in either panel of Figure 6, nor in Schirmer et al. (2011).Furthermore, neither von der Linden et al. (2014) nor Schirmer et al. (2011) find a lensing peak here.”
From The Mismeasure of Mergers: Revised Limits on Self-interacting Dark Matter in Merging Galaxy Clusters (2018) · cites this paper as von der Linden et al. (2014)
Section 7.2.1 (p. 21) mentions MACSJ2243.3−0935 as having a bimodal galaxy distribution, but does not locate a lensing peak at the Harvey et al. position or say that one is absent. Section 6.4 (pp. 17–19) discusses lensing peaks generally. Searches for MACSJ2243, its eastern position, and Schirmer et al. (2011) found no passage settling the location-specific claim. (LLM, conf=0.72)
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- Authors
- von der Linden, A., Allen, M. T., Applegate, D. E., Kelly, P. L., Allen, S. W., Ebeling, H., Burchat, P. R., Burke, D. L., Donovan, D., Morris, R. G., Blandford, R., Erben, T., & Mantz, A.
- Affiliations
- Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (US)
- University of Bonn (DE)
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
- ORCID
- Venue
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2014-02-04
- Volume
- 439
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 2-27
- ISSN
- 0035-8711 (ISSN-L)
- 1365-2966
- OpenAlex
- W2145095123
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- FWCI
- 17.98
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- journal article
- Language
- en
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- arxiv.org
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- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (publishedVersion)
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- Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen) (submittedVersion)
- arXiv (Cornell University)
- Funders
- National Science Foundation (0969487, DE-AC02-76SF00515, 0807458)
- U.S. Department of Energy (76SF00515, DE–AC02–76SF00515, AC02‐76SF00515)
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NAS803060, NAS 526555)
- Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (11100)
- California Institute of Technology
- Space Telescope Science Institute (NAS5- 26555, 5-26555, 26555)
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (DE-AC02-76SF00515)
- National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
- Office of Science (AC02-76SF00515, DE-AC02-76SF0051 5, DE-AC02, 76SF00515)
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (03060, NAS8-03060)
- Canadian Space Agency
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
- Keywords
- weak gravitational lensing, galaxy clusters, cluster mass, X-ray luminous clusters, mass calibration, systematic uncertainties, photometric calibration, blind analysis, cluster cosmology, ROSAT All-Sky Survey, Subaru, Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope
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