Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-5-2014

Keywords

Cosmology: observations, Dark matter, Galaxies: clusters: indiCosmology: observations, Dark matter, Galaxies: clusters: individual (A267 A383 A611 A689 A697 A750 A963 RX J1720.1+2638 RX J2129.6+0005), Galaxies: kinematics and dynamics

Abstract

We use dense redshift surveys of nine galaxy clusters at z ~ 0.2 to compare the galaxy distribution in each system with the projected matter distribution from weak lensing. By combining 2087 new MMT/Hectospec redshifts and the data in the literature, we construct spectroscopic samples within the region of weak-lensing maps of high (70%-89%) and uniform completeness. With these dense redshift surveys, we construct galaxy number density maps using several galaxy subsamples. The shape of the main cluster concentration in the weak-lensing maps is similar to the global morphology of the number density maps based on cluster members alone, mainly dominated by red members. We cross-correlate the galaxy number density maps with the weak-lensing maps. The cross-correlation signal when we include foreground and background galaxies at 0.5z cl < z < 2z cl is 10%-23% larger than for cluster members alone at the cluster virial radius. The excess can be as high as 30% depending on the cluster. Cross-correlating the galaxy number density and weak-lensing maps suggests that superimposed structures close to the cluster in redshift space contribute more significantly to the excess cross-correlation signal than unrelated large-scale structure along the line of sight. Interestingly, the weak-lensing mass profiles are not well constrained for the clusters with the largest cross-correlation signal excesses (>20% for A383, A689, and A750). The fractional excess in the cross-correlation signal including foreground and background structures could be a useful proxy for assessing the reliability of weak-lensing cluster mass estimates.

Publication Title

The Astrophysical Journal

Volume

797

Issue

2

DOI

10.1088/0004-637X/797/2/106

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© 2014. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/797/2/106

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http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0004-637X/797/2/106/meta;jsessionid=B0DFC9E39B8E642E3737933D095A4ADA.c3.iopscience.cld.iop.org

Subjects - Topical (LCSH)

Galaxies--Clusters; Microlensing (Astrophysics); Dark matter (Astronomy)

Genre/Form

articles

Type

Text

Language

English

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