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Title: Strong and weak lensing united III: Measuring the mass distribution of the merging galaxy cluster 1E0657-56

Authors: Marusa Bradac (1,2), Douglas Clowe (3), Anthony H. Gonzalez (4), Phil Marshall (1), William Forman (5), Christine Jones (5), Maxim Markevitch (5), Scott Randall (5), Tim Schrabback (2), Dennis Zaritsky (3) ((1) KIPAC, Stanford, (2) AIfA, Bonn, (3) Steward Observatory, Tucson, (4) Department of Astronomy, Gainesville, (5) CfA, Cambridge)
Abstract: The galaxy cluster 1E0657-56 (z = 0.296) is remarkably well-suited for addressing outstanding issues in both galaxy evolution and fundamental physics. We present a reconstruction of the mass distribution from both strong and weak gravitational lensing data. Multi-color, high-resolution HST ACS images allow detection of many more arc candidates than were previously known, especially around the subcluster. Using the known redshift of one of the multiply imaged systems, we determine the remaining source redshifts using the predictive power of the strong lens model. Combining this information with shape measurements of "weakly" lensed sources, we derive a high-resolution, absolutely-calibrated mass map, using no assumptions regarding the physical properties of the underlying cluster potential. This map provides the best available quantification of the total mass of the central part of the cluster. We also confirm the result from Clowe et al. (2004,2006a).
Comments: Accepted for publication in ApJ; Version with full-resolution figures available at this http URL
Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph); General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc); High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
Journal reference: Astrophys.J. 652 (2006) 937-947
Cite as: arXiv:astro-ph/0608408v1

Submission history

From: Marusa Bradac [view email]
[v1] Fri, 18 Aug 2006 20:06:48 GMT (373kb)