Masses of Galaxy Clusters from Gravitational Lensing

被引:148
作者
Hoekstra, Henk [1 ]
Bartelmann, Matthias [2 ]
Dahle, Hakon [3 ]
Israel, Holger [4 ]
Limousin, Marceau [5 ]
Meneghetti, Massimo [6 ,7 ]
机构
[1] Leiden Univ, Leiden Observ, Leiden, Netherlands
[2] Inst Theoret Astrophys, Zentrum Astron, Heidelberg, Germany
[3] Univ Oslo, Inst Theoret Astrophys, Oslo, Norway
[4] Univ Bonn, Argelander Inst Astron, Bonn, Germany
[5] Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Lab Astrophys Marseille, Marseille, France
[6] INAF, Osservatorio Astron Bologna, Bologna, Italy
[7] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Bologna, I-40126 Bologna, Italy
关键词
Clusters of galaxies; Gravitational lensing; Cosmology; HUBBLE-SPACE-TELESCOPE; DARK-MATTER HALOS; LARGE-SCALE STRUCTURE; DIGITAL SKY SURVEY; X-RAY MEASUREMENTS; TO-LIGHT RATIO; PHOTOMETRIC REDSHIFTS; COSMOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; STATISTICAL PROPERTIES; NONTHERMAL PRESSURE;
D O I
10.1007/s11214-013-9978-5
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Despite consistent progress in numerical simulations, the observable properties of galaxy clusters are difficult to predict ab initio. It is therefore important to compare both theoretical and observational results to a direct measure of the cluster mass. This can be done by measuring the gravitational lensing effects caused by the bending of light by the cluster mass distribution. In this review we discuss how this phenomenon can be used to determine cluster masses and study the mass distribution itself. As sample sizes increase, the accuracy of the weak lensing mass estimates needs to improve accordingly. We discuss the main practical aspects of these measurements. We review a number of applications and highlight some recent results.
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