Weak gravitational lensing is an efficient technique for detecting galaxy clusters and probing their mass distribution. We present a weak gravitational lensing analysis of a large sample of galaxy clusters. We have built a nearly complete sample of 50 optically rich clusters, located in the redshift range 0.1 < z < 0.6 and observed in the Canada France Hawaii Telescope Legacy Survey (CFHT-LS). We used weak gravitational lensing to measure, for each galaxy cluster, the density radial profile, the total mass and the mass-to-light ratio (by comparing with the total luminosity of the member galaxies). This project is a preliminary step towards the next analysis of the weak lensing galaxy clusters in the surveys KiDS and VOICE, which are currently collecting data with the VLT Survey Telescope, in Chile.
WEAK GRAVITATIONAL LENSING ANALYSIS OF A SAMPLE OF 50 MASSIVE GALAXY CLUSTERS
SERENO, MAURO
2015
Abstract
Weak gravitational lensing is an efficient technique for detecting galaxy clusters and probing their mass distribution. We present a weak gravitational lensing analysis of a large sample of galaxy clusters. We have built a nearly complete sample of 50 optically rich clusters, located in the redshift range 0.1 < z < 0.6 and observed in the Canada France Hawaii Telescope Legacy Survey (CFHT-LS). We used weak gravitational lensing to measure, for each galaxy cluster, the density radial profile, the total mass and the mass-to-light ratio (by comparing with the total luminosity of the member galaxies). This project is a preliminary step towards the next analysis of the weak lensing galaxy clusters in the surveys KiDS and VOICE, which are currently collecting data with the VLT Survey Telescope, in Chile.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
