Formation of galaxy clusters

AV Kravtsov, S Borgani - Annual Review of Astronomy and …, 2012 - annualreviews.org
Formation of galaxy clusters corresponds to the collapse of the largest gravitationally bound
overdensities in the initial density field and is accompanied by the most energetic …

Hydrodynamic simulation of non-thermal pressure profiles of galaxy clusters

K Nelson, ET Lau, D Nagai - The Astrophysical Journal, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Cosmological constraints from X-ray and microwave observations of galaxy clusters are
subjected to systematic uncertainties. Non-thermal pressure support due to internal gas …

Cluster physics with merging galaxy clusters

SM Molnar - Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Collisions between galaxy clusters provide a unique opportunity to study matter in a
parameter space which cannot be explored in our laboratories on Earth. In the standard …

Mass Accretion and its Effects on the Self-similarity of Gas Profiles in the Outskirts of Galaxy Clusters

ET Lau, D Nagai, C Avestruz, K Nelson… - The Astrophysical …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Galaxy clusters exhibit remarkable self-similar behavior which allows us to establish simple
scaling relationships between observable quantities and cluster masses, making galaxy …

Cosmoabc: likelihood-free inference via population Monte Carlo approximate Bayesian computation

EEO Ishida, SDP Vitenti, M Penna-Lima… - Astronomy and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Approximate Bayesian Computation (ABC) enables parameter inference for
complex physical systems in cases where the true likelihood function is unknown …

The Three Hundred project: quest of clusters of galaxies morphology and dynamical state through Zernike polynomials

V Capalbo, M De Petris, F De Luca… - Monthly Notices of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The knowledge of the dynamical state of galaxy clusters allows to alleviate systematics
when observational data from these objects are applied in cosmological studies. Evidence …

A systematic comparison of galaxy cluster temperatures measured with NuSTAR and Chandra

AN Wallbank, BJ Maughan, F Gastaldello… - Monthly Notices of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Temperature measurements of galaxy clusters are used to determine their masses, which in
turn are used to determine cosmological parameters. However, systematic differences …

The very steep spectrum radio halo in Abell 697

G Macario, T Venturi, G Brunetti, D Dallacasa… - Astronomy & …, 2010 - aanda.org
Aims. We present a detailed study of the giant radio halo in the galaxy cluster Abell 697 to
constrain its origin and connection with the cluster dynamics. Methods. We performed high …

THE INFLUENCE OF MERGERS ON SCATTER AND EVOLUTION IN SUNYAEV–ZEL'DOVICH EFFECT SCALING RELATIONS

L Yu, K Nelson, D Nagai - The Astrophysical Journal, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT The Sunyaev–Zel'dovich effect (SZE) observable-mass (Y–M) scaling relation is
a promising technique for obtaining mass estimates for large samples of galaxy clusters and …

The growth and enrichment of intragroup gas

L Liang, F Durier, A Babul, R Davé… - Monthly Notices of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The thermal and chemical properties of the hot diffuse intragroup medium (IGrM) provide
important constraints on the feedback processes associated with massive galaxy formation …