Robust weak-lensing mass calibration of Planck galaxy clusters
Open accessAbstract
In light of the tension in cosmological constraints reported by the Planck team between their Sunyaev–Zel'dovich-selected cluster counts and Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) temperature anisotropies, we compare the Planck cluster mass estimates with robust, weak-lensing mass measurements from the Weighing the Giants (WtG) project. For the 22 clusters in common between the Planck cosmology sample and WtG, we find an overall mass ratio of 〈MPlanck/MWtG〉 = 0.688 ± 0.072. Extending the sample to clusters not used in the Planck cosmology analysis yields a consistent value of 〈MPlanck/MWtG〉 = 0.698 ± 0.062 from 38 clusters in common. Identifying the weak-lensing masses as proxies for the true cluster mass (on average), these ratios are ∼1.6σ lower than the default bias factor of 0.8 assumed in the Planck cluster analysis. Adopting the WtG weak-lensing-based mass calibration would substantially reduce the tension found between the Planck cluster count cosmology results and those from CMB temperature anisotropies, thereby dispensing of the need for ‘new physics’ such as uncomfortably large neutrino masses (in the context of the measured Planck temperature anisotropies and other data). We also find modest evidence (at 95 per cent confidence) for a mass dependence of the calibration ratio and discuss its potential origin in light of systematic uncertainties in the temperature calibration of the X-ray measurements used to calibrate the Planck cluster masses. Our results exemplify the critical role that robust absolute mass calibration plays in cluster cosmology, and the invaluable role of accurate weak-lensing mass measurements in this regard.
The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.
Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.
Integrity signals
Registry
Cites
Statistics
Claims the paper makes
The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.
Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.
Claims other papers make about this one
Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?
Galaxy cluster abundance as a function of mass and redshift is sensitive to cosmological parameters.
“The abundance of galaxy clusters as a function of mass and redshift is sensitive to cosmological parameters ( SciBook, Chap. 13; von der Linden et al. 2014 ) .”
From LSST: From Science Drivers to Reference Design and Anticipated Data Products (2019) · cites this paper as von der Linden et al. 2014
Self-check
Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.
The self-check needs the paper’s full text.
Cites
A Universal Density Profile from Hierarchical Clustering
Navarro, J. F., Frenk, C. S., & White, S. D. M. (1997) · The Astrophysical Journal · doi:10.1086/304888 · Cited by 9,917 · see citing works
Planck 2013 results. XVI. Cosmological parameters
Ade, P. A. R., Aghanim, N., Armitage-Caplan, C., Arnaud, M., Ashdown, M., Atrio-Barandela, F., Aumont, J., Baccigalupi, C., Banday, A. J., Barreiro, R. B., et al. (2014) · Astronomy and Astrophysics · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201321591 · Cited by 6,875 · see citing works
A Universal Density Profile from Hierarchical ClusteringPreprint
Navarro, J. F., Frenk, C. S., & White, S. D. M. (1996) · Cited by 5,488 · see citing works
NINE-YEAR WILKINSON MICROWAVE ANISOTROPY PROBE ( WMAP ) OBSERVATIONS: FINAL MAPS AND RESULTS
Bennett, C. L., Larson, D., Weiland, J. L., Jarosik, N., Hinshaw, G., Odegard, N., Smith, K. M., Hill, R. S., Gold, B., Halpern, M., et al. (2013) · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series · doi:10.1088/0067-0049/208/2/20 · Cited by 2,639 · see citing works
Beutler, F., Blake, C., Colless, M., Jones, D. H., Staveley-Smith, L., Campbell, L., Parker, Q., Saunders, W., & Watson, F. (2011) · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19250.x · Cited by 2,590 · see citing works
Anderson, L., Aubourg, É., Bailey, S., Beutler, F., Bhardwaj, V., Blanton, M. R., Bolton, A. S., Brinkmann, J., Brownstein, J. R., Burden, A., et al. (2014) · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · doi:10.1093/mnras/stu523 · Cited by 1,908 · see citing works
Some Aspects of Measurement Error in Linear Regression of Astronomical Data
Kelly, B. C. (2007) · The Astrophysical Journal · doi:10.1086/519947 · Cited by 1,383 · see citing works
Cosmological Parameters from Observations of Galaxy Clusters
Allen, S. W., EVRARD, A. E., & Mantz, A. B. (2011) · Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics · doi:10.1146/annurev-astro-081710-102514 · Cited by 1,171 · see citing works
Self-citationCHANDRACLUSTER COSMOLOGY PROJECT III: COSMOLOGICAL PARAMETER CONSTRAINTS
Vikhlinin, A., Kravtsov, A. V., Burenin, R., Ebeling, H., Forman, W. R., Hornstrup, A., Jones, C., Murray, S. S., Nagai, D., Quintana, H., et al. (2009) · The Astrophysical Journal · doi:10.1088/0004-637x/692/2/1060 · Cited by 1,081 · see citing works
Self-citationAnderson, L., Aubourg, É., Bailey, S., Bizyaev, D., Blanton, M. R., Bolton, A. S., Brinkmann, J., Brownstein, J. R., Burden, A., Cuesta, A. J., et al. (2012) · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.22066.x · Cited by 895 · see citing works
Constraints on dark energy fromChandraobservations of the largest relaxed galaxy clusters
Allen, S. W., Schmidt, R. W., Ebeling, H., Fabian, A. C., & Speybroeck, L. V. (2004) · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08080.x · Cited by 871 · see citing works
Self-citationArnaud, M., Pratt, G. W., Piffaretti, R., Bohringer, H., Croston, J., & Pointecouteau, E. (2009) · Astronomy and Astrophysics · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200913416 · Cited by 711 · see citing works
Padmanabhan, N., Xu, X., Eisenstein, D. J., Scalzo, R. A., Cuesta, A. J., Mehta, K., & Kazin, E. A. (2012) · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21888.x · Cited by 690 · see citing works
Allen, S. W., Rapetti, D., Schmidt, R. W., Ebeling, H., Morris, R. G., & Fabian, A. C. (2007) · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.12610.x · Cited by 630 · see citing works
Self-citationChandra Cluster Cosmology Project III: Cosmological Parameter Constraints
Vikhlinin, A. A., Kravtsov, A. V., Burenin, R., et al. (2008) · Technical University of Denmark, DTU Orbit (Technical University of Denmark, DTU) · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0812.2720 · Cited by 622 · see citing works
Planck 2013 results. XXIX. The Planck catalogue of Sunyaev-Zeldovich sources
Ade, P. A. R., Aghanim, N., Armitage-Caplan, C., Arnaud, M., Ashdown, M., Atrio-Barandela, F., Aumont, J., Aussel, H., Baccigalupi, C., Banday, A. J., et al. (2014) · Astronomy and Astrophysics · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201321523 · Cited by 532 · see citing works
Testing X‐Ray Measurements of Galaxy Clusters with Cosmological Simulations
Nagai, D., Vikhlinin, A. A., & Kravtsov, A. V. (2007) · The Astrophysical Journal · doi:10.1086/509868 · Cited by 520 · see citing works
A New Robust Low‐Scatter X‐Ray Mass Indicator for Clusters of Galaxies
Kravtsov, A. V., Vikhlinin, A. A., & Nagai, D. (2006) · The Astrophysical Journal · doi:10.1086/506319 · Cited by 500 · see citing works
Planck 2015 results - XXIV. Cosmology from Sunyaev-Zeldovich cluster counts
Ade, P. A. R., Aghanim, N., Arnaud, M., Ashdown, M., Aumont, J., Baccigalupi, C., Banday, A. J., Barreiro, R. B., Bartlett, J. G., Bartolo, N., et al. (2015) · LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201525833 · Cited by 473 · see citing works
COSMOLOGICAL CONSTRAINTS FROM THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY MaxBCG CLUSTER CATALOG
Rozo, E., Wechsler, R. H., Rykoff, E. S., Annis, J. T., Becker, M. R., EVRARD, A. E., Frieman, J. A., Hansen, S. M., Hao, J., Johnston, D. E., et al. (2009) · The Astrophysical Journal · doi:10.1088/0004-637x/708/1/645 · Cited by 466 · see citing works
The Shear Testing Programme 2: Factors affecting high-precision weak-lensing analyses
Massey, R. J., Heymans, C., Bergé, J., Bernstein, G. M., Bridle, S., Clowe, D., Dahle, H., Ellis, R. S., Erben, T., Hetterscheidt, M., et al. (2007) · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.11315.x · Cited by 404 · see citing works
The Shear Testing Programme – I. Weak lensing analysis of simulated ground-based observations
Heymans, C., van Waerbeke, L., Bacon, D., Bergé, J., Bernstein, G., Bertin, E., Bridle, S., Brown, M. L., Clowe, D., Dahle, H., et al. (2005) · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10198.x · Cited by 377 · see citing works
The observed growth of massive galaxy clusters - I. Statistical methods and cosmological constraints
Mantz, A. B., Allen, S. W., Rapetti, D., & Ebeling, H. (2010) · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.16992.x · Cited by 352 · see citing works
Self-citationON THE ACCURACY OF WEAK-LENSING CLUSTER MASS RECONSTRUCTIONS
Becker, M. R., & Kravtsov, A. V. (2011) · The Astrophysical Journal · doi:10.1088/0004-637x/740/1/25 · Cited by 313 · see citing works
Das, S., Louis, T., Nolta, M. R., Addison, G. E., Battistelli, E. S., Bond, J. R., Calabrese, E., Crichton, D., Devlin, M. J., Dicker, S., et al. (2014) · Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics · doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2014/04/014 · Cited by 288 · see citing works
Reichardt, C. L., Shaw, L., Zahn, O., Aird, K. A., Benson, B. A., Bleem, L. E., Carlstrom, J. E., Chang, C. L., Cho, H.-M., Crawford, T. M., et al. (2012) · The Astrophysical Journal · doi:10.1088/0004-637x/755/1/70 · Cited by 283 · see citing works
Weighing the Giants – III. Methods and measurements of accurate galaxy cluster weak-lensing masses
Applegate, D., von der Linden, A., Kelly, P. L., Allen, M. T., Allen, S. W., Burchat, P. R., Burke, D. L., Ebeling, H., Mantz, A. B., & Morris, R. G. (2014) · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · doi:10.1093/mnras/stt2129 · Cited by 267 · see citing works
Self-citationLoCuSS: Subaru Weak Lensing Study of 30 Galaxy Clusters
Okabe, N., Takada, M., Umetsu, K., Futamase, T., & Smith, G. P. (2010) · Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan · doi:10.1093/pasj/62.3.811 · Cited by 267 · see citing works
Large Synoptic Survey Telescope: Dark Energy Science Collaboration
Abate, A., Burke, D., Li, G.-L., Jeltema, T., Moniez, M., Trac, H., Treu, T., Gladney, L., Soares-Santos, M., Kind, M. C., et al. (2012) · doi:10.2172/1156445 · Cited by 263 · see citing works
Self-citationvon 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., et al. (2014) · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · doi:10.1093/mnras/stt1945 · Cited by 259 · see citing works
Self-citationBenson, B. A., de Haan, T., Dudley, J. P., Reichardt, C. L., Aird, K. A., Andersson, K., Armstrong, R., Ashby, M. L. N., Bautz, M. W., Bayliss, M. B., et al. (2013) · The Astrophysical Journal · doi:10.1088/0004-637x/763/2/147 · Cited by 255 · see citing works
Self-citationMahdavi, A., Hoekstra, H., Babul, A., et al. (2013) · The Astrophysical Journal · doi:10.1088/0004-637x/767/2/116 · Cited by 243 · see citing works
Lensing and x-ray mass estimates of clusters (simulations)
Rasia, E., Meneghetti, M., Martino, R., Borgani, S., Bonafede, A., Dolag, K., Ettori, S., Fabjan, D., Giocoli, C., Mazzotta, P., et al. (2012) · New Journal of Physics · doi:10.1088/1367-2630/14/5/055018 · Cited by 238 · see citing works
The Shear TEsting Programme 2: Factors affecting high precision weak lensing analyses
Massey, R., Heymans, C., Berge, J., Bernstein, G., Bridle, S., Clowe, D., Dahle, H., Ellis, R. S., Erben, T., Hetterscheidt, M., et al. (2006) · CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) · Cited by 237 · see citing works
LoCuSS: Subaru Weak Lensing Study of 30 Galaxy Clusters
Okabe, N., Takada, M., Umetsu, K., Futamase, T., & Smith, G. P. (2010) · University of Birmingham Research Portal (University of Birmingham) · Cited by 229 · see citing works
A comparison of weak-lensing masses and X-ray properties of galaxy clusters
Hoekstra, H. (2007) · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.11951.x · Cited by 191 · see citing works
ROSAT—A New Look at the X-ray Sky
Trümper, J. (1993) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.260.5115.1769 · Cited by 189 · see citing works
Reichardt, C. L., Shaw, L. D., Zahn, O., Aird, K. A., Benson, B. A., Bleem, L. E., Carlstrom, J. E., Chang, C. L., Cho, H.-M., Crawford, T. M., et al. (2012) · MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) · Cited by 174 · see citing works
Sehgal, N., Trac, H., Acquaviva, V., Ade, P. A. R., Aguirre, P., Amiri, M., Appel, J. W., Barrientos, L. F., Battistelli, E. S., Bond, J. R., et al. (2011) · The Astrophysical Journal · doi:10.1088/0004-637x/732/1/44 · Cited by 167 · see citing works
Detailed cluster lensing profiles at large radii and the impact on cluster weak lensing studies
Oguri, M., & Hamana, T. (2011) · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.18481.x · Cited by 159 · see citing works
Mahdavi, A., Hoekstra, H., Babul, A., et al. (2013) · Leiden Repository (Leiden University) · Cited by 151 · see citing works
Robust neutrino constraints by combining low redshift observations with the CMB
Reid, B. A., Verde, L., Jimenez, R., & Mena, O. (2010) · Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics · doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2010/01/003 · Cited by 137 · see citing works
Weak lensing analysis of SZ-selected clusters of galaxies from the SPT and Planck surveys
Gruen, D., Seitz, S., Brimioulle, F., Kosyra, R., Koppenhoefer, J., Lee, C., Bender, R., Riffeser, A., Eichner, T., Weidinger, T., et al. (2014) · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · doi:10.1093/mnras/stu949 · Cited by 119 · see citing works
Mock weak lensing analysis of simulated galaxy clusters: bias and scatter in mass and concentration
Bahé, Y. M., McCarthy, I. G., & King, L. J. (2012) · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.20364.x · Cited by 95 · see citing works
Rozo, E., Bartlett, J. G., EVRARD, A. E., et al. (2013) · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · doi:10.1093/mnras/stt2161 · Cited by 91 · see citing works
Robust Neutrino Constraints by Combining Low Redshift Observations with the CMB
Reid, B., Verde, L., Jiménez, R., & Mena, O. (2010) · Dipòsit Digital de la Universitat de Barcelona (Universitat de Barcelona) · Cited by 88 · see citing works
Kelly, P. L., von der Linden, A., Applegate, D., Allen, M. T., Allen, S. W., Burchat, P. R., Burke, D. L., Ebeling, H., Capak, P. L., Czoske, O., et al. (2014) · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · doi:10.1093/mnras/stt1946 · Cited by 83 · see citing works
Self-citationMass and concentration estimates from weak and strong gravitational lensing: a systematic study
Giocoli, C., Meneghetti, M., Metcalf, R. B., Ettori, S., & Moscardini, L. (2014) · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · doi:10.1093/mnras/stu303 · Cited by 56 · see citing works
The observed growth of massive galaxy clusters - IV. Robust constraints on neutrino properties
Mantz, A. B., Allen, S. W., & Rapetti, D. (2010) · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.16794.x · Cited by 53 · see citing works
Self-citationA comparative study of local galaxy clusters – I. Derived X-ray observables
Rozo, E., Rykoff, E. S., Bartlett, J. G., & EVRARD, A. E. (2013) · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · doi:10.1093/mnras/stt2091 · Cited by 45 · see citing works
A comparative study of local galaxy clusters – II. X-ray and SZ scaling relations
Rozo, E., EVRARD, A. E., Rykoff, E. S., et al. (2013) · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · doi:10.1093/mnras/stt2160 · Cited by 45 · see citing works
Schellenberger, G., Reiprich, T. H., Lovisari, L., et al. (2014) · arXiv (Cornell University) · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1404.7130 · Cited by 6 · see citing works
Summary of the 2013 IACHEC MeetingPreprint
Grant, C. E., Guainazzi, M., Natalucci, L., et al. (2013) · arXiv (Cornell University) · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1305.4480 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
Flagged first, then by citations
Cited by
Sorted by citations
LSST: From Science Drivers to Reference Design and Anticipated Data Products
Ivezić, Ž., Kahn, S. M., Tyson, J. A., Abel, B., Acosta, E., Allsman, R., Alonso, D., AlSayyad, Y., Anderson, S. F., Andrew, J., et al. (2019) · The Astrophysical Journal · doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ab042c · Cited by 4,357 · see citing works
Self-citation
- Authors
- von der Linden, A., Mantz, A., Allen, S. W., Applegate, D. E., Kelly, P. L., Morris, R. G., Wright, A., Allen, M. T., Burchat, P. R., Burke, D. L., Donovan, D., & Ebeling, H.
- Affiliations
- University of Chicago (US)
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (US)
- University of Bonn (DE)
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
- Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (US)
- ORCID
- Venue
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2014-07-25
- Volume
- 443
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 1973-1978
- ISSN
- 0035-8711 (ISSN-L)
- 1365-2966
- OpenAlex
- W1980482413
- Cited by
- 241
- References
- 53
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 22 · 2019: 21 · 2018: 24 · 2017: 29 · 2016: 39 · 2015: 30 · 2014: 14
- FWCI
- 20.12
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (publishedVersion)
- arXiv (Cornell University) (submittedVersion)
- Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen) (submittedVersion)
- arXiv (Cornell University)
- Funders
- National Science Foundation (1140019, 0838187, NAS 5-26555, NAS8-03060)
- Smithsonian Institution (NAS8-03060)
- U.S. Department of Energy (76SF00515, DE–AC02–76SF00515, AC02‐76SF00515, NAS 5-26555, DE-AC02-)
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NAS803060, NAS 526555, 526555)
- Space Telescope Science Institute (NAS5- 26555, 5-26555, 26555)
- National Research Foundation
- Danmarks Grundforskningsfond
- Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie
- Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (DE-AC02-76SF00515)
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (DE-AC02-76SF00515)
- National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
- Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (03060, NAS8-03060)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Nuclear and High Energy Physics › Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
- Keywords
- galaxy clusters, weak gravitational lensing, cluster mass calibration, Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect, cosmological tensions, neutrino mass
About these checks
Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.
What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review
