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Publications (61)

astro-ph.CO2011

Discovery of the correspondence between intra-cluster radio emission and a high pressure region detected through the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect

C. Ferrari, H. T. Intema, E. Orrù +9

We analyzed new 237 MHz and 614 MHz GMRT data of the most X-ray luminous galaxy cluster, RX J1347-1145. Our radio results are compared with the MUSTANG 90 GHz Sunyaev-Zel'dovich ef…

astro-ph.CO2025

The Simons Observatory: forecasted constraints on primordial gravitational waves with the expanded array of Small Aperture Telescopes

The Simons Observatory Collaboration, I. Abril-Cabezas, S. Adachi +479

We present updated forecasts for the scientific performance of the degree-scale (0.5 deg FWHM at 93 GHz), deep-field survey to be conducted by the Simons Observatory (SO). By 2027,…

astro-ph.CO2015

Frontier Fields Clusters: Chandra and JVLA View of the Pre-Merging Cluster MACS J0416.1-2403

G. Ogrean, R. van Weeren, C. Jones +26

Merging galaxy clusters leave long-lasting signatures on the baryonic and non-baryonic cluster constituents, including shock fronts, cold fronts, X-ray substructure, radio halos, a…

astro-ph.HE2024

The MeerKAT Massive Distant Clusters Survey: A Radio Halo in a Massive Galaxy Cluster at z = 1.23

S. P. Sikhosana, M. Hilton, G. Bernardi +9

In the current paradigm, high redshift radio halos are expected to be scarce due to inverse Compton energy losses and redshift dimming, which cause them to be intrinsically faint.…

astro-ph.CO2025

Weak Lensing Mass Calibration of the ACT DR5 Galaxy Clusters with the DES Year 3 Weak Lensing Data

T. Shin, E. J. Baxter, E. Lee +93

We use weak gravitational lensing measurements from Year 3 Dark Energy Survey data to calibrate the masses of 443 galaxy clusters selected via the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect from At…

astro-ph.CO2025

Probing cosmic velocities with the pairwise kinematic Sunyaev-Zel'dovich signal in DESI Bright Galaxy Sample DR1 and ACT DR6

B. Hadzhiyska, Y. Gong, Y. Hsu +55

We present a measurement of the pairwise kinematic Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (kSZ) signal using the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) Bright Galaxy Sample (BGS) Data Release 1 (…

astro-ph.GA2022

The 700 ks Chandra Spiderweb Field I: evidence for widespread nuclear activity in the Protocluster

P. Tozzi, L. Pentericci, R. Gilli +21

(Abridged) We present an analysis of the 700 ks Chandra ACIS-S observation of the field around the Spiderweb Galaxy at z=2.156, focusing on the nuclear activity in the associated l…

astro-ph.GA2022

Linking the dust and chemical evolution: Taurus and Perseus -- New collisional rates for HCN, HNC, and their C, N, and H isotopologues

D. Navarro-Almaida, C. T. Bop, F. Lique +18

HCN, HNC, and their isotopologues are ubiquitous molecules that can serve as chemical thermometers and evolutionary tracers to characterize star-forming regions. Despite their impo…

astro-ph.IM2020

The Science Case for ALMA Band 2 and Band 2+3

G. A. Fuller, A. Avison, M. Beltran +18

We discuss the science drivers for ALMA Band 2 which spans the frequency range from 67 to 90 GHz. The key science in this frequency range are the study of the deuterated molecules…

astro-ph.CO2010

MUSTANG High Angular Resolution Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect Imaging of Sub-Structure in Four Galaxy Clusters

P. M. Korngut, S. R. Dicker, E. D. Reese +6

We present 10" to 18" images of four massive clusters of galaxies through the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect (SZE). These measurements, made at 90~GHz with the MUSTANG receiver on the G…

astro-ph.GA2019

Mapping Galaxy Clusters in the Distant Universe

H. Dannerbauer, E. van Kampen, J. Afonso +21

We present the science case for mapping several thousand galaxy (proto)clusters at z=1-10 with a large aperture single dish sub-mm facility, producing a high-redshift counterpart t…

astro-ph.IM2016

The Case for a Publicly Available, Well-Instrumented GBT Operating at 20-115 GHz

J. Bally, G. Blake, A. Bolatto +16

A well-instrumented Green Bank Telescope (GBT) operating at high frequency represents a unique scientific resource for the US community. As a filled-aperture, 100m-diameter telesco…

astro-ph.CO2023

The Kinematic Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect with ACT, DES, and BOSS: a Novel Hybrid Estimator

M. Mallaby-Kay, S. Amodeo, J. C. Hill +80

The kinematic and thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (kSZ and tSZ) effects probe the abundance and thermodynamics of ionized gas in galaxies and clusters. We present a new hybrid estimator…

astro-ph.CO2016

Mapping the kinetic Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect toward MACS J0717.5+3745 with NIKA

R. Adam, I. Bartalucci, G. W. Pratt +47

Measurement of the gas velocity distribution in galaxy clusters provides insight into the physics of mergers, through which large scale structures form in the Universe. Velocity es…

astro-ph.CO2020

The Abell 3391/95 galaxy cluster system: A 15 Mpc intergalactic medium emission filament, a warm gas bridge, infalling matter clumps, and (re-) accelerated plasma discovered by combining SRG/eROSITA data with ASKAP/EMU and DECam data

T. H. Reiprich, A. Veronica, F. Pacaud +44

We used dedicated SRG/eROSITA X-ray, ASKAP/EMU radio, and DECam optical observations of a 15 sq.deg region around the interacting galaxy cluster system A3391/95 to study the warm-h…

astro-ph.GA2026

The MeerKAT Massive Distant Clusters Survey: a search for diffuse radio emission in 30 massive SZ-selected clusters at

Dakalo G. Phuravhathu, M. Hilton, S. P. Sikhosana +10

We present the results of a search for diffuse radio emission in a uniformly selected sample of 30 of the most massive Sunyaev-Zel'dovich selected galaxy clusters at , provi…

astro-ph.CO2024

XLSSC 122 caught in the act of growing up: Spatially resolved SZ observations of a z=1.98 galaxy cluster

J. van Marrewijk, L. Di Mascolo, A. S. Gill +18

How protoclusters evolved from sparse galaxy overdensities to mature galaxy clusters is still not well understood. In this context, detecting and characterizing the hot ICM at high…

astro-ph.GA2019

Dust opacity variations in the pre-stellar core L1544

A. Chacon-Tanarro, J. E. Pineda, P. Caselli +13

Context: The study of dust emission at millimeter wavelengths is important to shed light on the dust properties and physical structure of pre-stellar cores, the initial conditions…

astro-ph.CO2010

Galaxy Clusters at z>=1: Gas Constraints from the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Array

T. L. Culverhouse, M. Bonamente, E. Bulbul +20

We present gas constraints from Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) effect measurements in a sample of eleven X-ray and infrared (IR) selected galaxy clusters at z >=1, using data from the Sun…

astro-ph.CO2026

The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: DR6 Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Selected Galaxy Clusters Catalog

HSC Collaboration, M. Aguena, S. Aiola +98

We present the results of a search for galaxy clusters in the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) Data Release 6 (DR6) microwave sky maps covering 16293 square degrees in three frequ…

astro-ph.HE2020

The Mergers in Abell 2256: Displaced Gas and its Connection to the Radio-emitting Plasma

J. P. Breuer, N. Werner, F. Mernier +5

We present the results of deep Chandra and XMM-Newton X-ray imaging and spatially-resolved spectroscopy of Abell 2256, a nearby (z=0.058) galaxy cluster experiencing multiple merge…

astro-ph.CO2025

Evidence for large baryonic feedback at low and intermediate redshifts from kinematic Sunyaev-Zel'dovich observations with ACT and DESI photometric galaxies

B. Hadzhiyska, S. Ferraro, B. Ried Guachalla +70

Recent advances in cosmological observations have provided an unprecedented opportunity to investigate the distribution of baryons relative to the underlying matter. In this work,…

astro-ph.IM2019

The Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array Sky Survey (VLASS). Science case and survey design

M. Lacy, S. A. Baum, C. J. Chandler +75

The Very Large Array Sky Survey (VLASS) is a synoptic, all-sky radio sky survey with a unique combination of high angular resolution (2.5"), sensitivity (a 1 goal of 7…

astro-ph.IM2015

Horn-Coupled, Commercially-Fabricated Aluminum Lumped-Element Kinetic Inductance Detectors for Millimeter Wavelengths

H. McCarrick, D. Flanigan, G. Jones +16

We discuss the design, fabrication, and testing of prototype horn-coupled, lumped-element kinetic inductance detectors (LEKIDs) designed for cosmic microwave background (CMB) studi…

astro-ph.IM2020

Wideband 67-116 GHz receiver development for ALMA Band 2

P. Yagoubov, T. Mroczkowski, V. Belitsky +43

ALMA has been operating since 2011, but has not yet been populated with the full suite of intended frequency bands. In particular, ALMA Band 2 (67-90 GHz) is the final band in the…

astro-ph.CO2023

Witnessing the intracluster medium assembly at the cosmic noon in JKCS041

S. Andreon, C. Romero, H. Aussel +10

In this work we study the intracluster medium of a galaxy cluster at the cosmic noon: JKCS041 at z=1.803. A 28h long Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) observation using MUSTANG-2 allows us t…

astro-ph.CO2017

Chandra and JVLA observations of HST Frontier Fields cluster MACS J0717.5+3745

R. J. van Weeren, G. A. Ogrean, C. Jones +24

To investigate the relationship between thermal and non-thermal components in merger galaxy clusters, we present deep JVLA and Chandra observations of the HST Frontier Fields clust…

astro-ph.GA2024

The perils of stacking optically selected groups in eROSITA data. The Magneticum perspective

P. Popesso, I. Marini, K. Dolag +23

Hydrodynamical simulation predictions are often compared with observational data without fully accounting for systematics and biases specific to observational techniques. Using the…

astro-ph.IM2024

Validation of millimetre and submillimetre atmospheric collision induced absorption at Chajnantor

J. R. Pardo, C. De Breuck, D. Muders +9

Due to the importance of a reference atmospheric radiative transfer model for both planning and calibrating ground-based observations at millimetre and submillimetre wavelengths, w…

astro-ph.IM2018

Wideband 67-116 GHz cryogenic receiver development for ALMA Band 2

P. Yagoubov, T. Mroczkowski, L. Testi +25

The Atacama Large Millimeter/sub-millimeter Array (ALMA) is already revolutionising our understanding of the Universe. However, ALMA is not yet equipped with all of its originally…

astro-ph.IM2015

A Titanium Nitride Absorber for Controlling Optical Crosstalk in Horn-Coupled Aluminum LEKID Arrays for Millimeter Wavelengths

H. McCarrick, D. Flanigan, G. Jones +15

We discuss the design and measured performance of a titanium nitride (TiN) mesh absorber we are developing for controlling optical crosstalk in horn-coupled lumped-element kinetic…

astro-ph.GA2024

Average X-ray properties of galaxy groups. From Milky Way-like halos to massive clusters

P. Popesso, I. Marini, K. Dolag +20

This study examines the average X-ray properties of massive halos at z< 0.2, covering the largest halo mass range to date, from Milky Way-like halos to massive clusters. The analys…

astro-ph.CO2020

The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: A Catalog of > 4000 Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Galaxy Clusters

M. Hilton, C. Sifón, S. Naess +146

We present a catalog of 4195 optically confirmed Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) selected galaxy clusters detected with signal-to-noise > 4 in 13,211 deg of sky surveyed by the Atacama…

astro-ph.GA2026

The MeerKAT Massive Distant Clusters Survey: detection of diffuse radio emission in galaxy clusters at

Dakalo G. Phuravhathu, M. Hilton, S. P. Sikhosana +11

Diffuse, low surface-brightness radio emission in merging galaxy clusters provides insights into cosmic structure formation, the growth of magnetic fields, and turbulence. This pap…

astro-ph.HE2025

The thermodynamic structure and large-scale structure filament in MACS J0717.5+3745

J. P. Breuer, N. Werner, T. Plšek +12

We present the results of Chandra and XMM-Newton X-ray imaging and spatially resolved spectroscopy, as well as new MUSTANG2 90 GHz observations of the thermal Sunyaev-Zeldovich eff…

astro-ph.HE2026

ICM-SHOX III. The case of MACS J0018.5+1626, a radio relic that looks like a radio halo?

P. Domínguez-Fernández, J. A. ZuHone, E. M. Silich +9

We present the first detailed numerical modeling of the radio emission from MACS J0018.5+1626 as part of the Improved Constraints on Mergers with SZ, Hydrodynamical simulations, Op…

astro-ph.HE2020

The discovery of radio halos in the Frontier Fields clusters Abell S1063 and Abell 370

C. Xie, R. J. van Weeren, L. Lovisari +13

Massive merging galaxy clusters often host diffuse Mpc-scale radio synchrotron emission. This emission originates from relativistic electrons in the ionized intracluster medium (IC…

astro-ph.CO2015

Resolving the Merging Planck Cluster PLCK G147.3-16.6 with GISMO

T. Mroczkowski, A. Kovács, E. Bulbul +6

The satellite has recently completed an all-sky galaxy cluster survey exploiting the thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) effect to locate some of the most massive systems obse…

astro-ph.CO2021

MERGHERS Pilot: MeerKAT discovery of diffuse emission in nine massive Sunyaev-Zel'dovich-selected galaxy clusters from ACT

K. Knowles, D. S. Pillay, S. Amodeo +26

The MeerKAT Exploration of Relics, Giant Halos, and Extragalactic Radio Sources (MERGHERS) survey is a planned project to study a large statistical sample of galaxy clusters with t…

astro-ph.GA2016

The discovery of lensed radio and X-ray sources behind the Frontier Fields cluster MACS J0717.5+3745 with the JVLA and Chandra

R. J. van Weeren, G. A. Ogrean, C. Jones +24

We report on high-resolution JVLA and Chandra observations of the HST Frontier Cluster MACS J0717.5+3745. MACS J0717.5+3745 offers the largest contiguous magnified area of any know…

astro-ph.GA2025

The impact of assembly history on the X-ray detectability of halos. From galaxy groups to galaxy clusters

I. Marini, P. Popesso, K. Dolag +15

Galaxy groups represent a significant fraction of the halo population, playing a crucial role in galaxy formation and evolution. However, their detection in X-rays remains challeng…

astro-ph.GA2022

The 700 ks Chandra Spiderweb Field II: Evidence for inverse-Compton and thermal diffuse emission in the Spiderweb galaxy

P. Tozzi, R. Gilli, A. Liu +22

We present the X-ray imaging and spectral analysis of the diffuse emission around the Spiderweb galaxy at z=2.16 and of its nuclear emission, based on a deep (700 ks) Chandra obser…

astro-ph.GA2023

Cosmological shocks around galaxy clusters: A coherent investigation with DES, SPT & ACT

D. Anbajagane, C. Chang, E. J. Baxter +111

We search for signatures of cosmological shocks in gas pressure profiles of galaxy clusters using the cluster catalogs from three surveys: the Dark Energy Survey (DES) Year 3, the…

astro-ph.IM2025

The Simons Observatory: Science Goals and Forecasts for the Enhanced Large Aperture Telescope

The Simons Observatory Collaboration, M. Abitbol, I. Abril-Cabezas +419

We describe updated scientific goals for the wide-field, millimeter-wave survey that will be produced by the Simons Observatory (SO). Significant upgrades to the 6-meter SO Large A…

astro-ph.GA2024

Feeding and feedback processes in the Spiderweb proto-intracluster medium

M. Lepore, L. Di Mascolo, P. Tozzi +15

We present the detailed analysis of the thermal, diffuse emission of the proto-intracluster medium (ICM) detected in the halo of the Spiderweb Galaxy at z=2.16, within a radius of…

astro-ph.GA2017

Sub-arcsecond imaging of the water emission in Arp 220

S. König, S. Martín, S. Muller +14

Extragalactic observations of water emission can provide valuable insights into the excitation of the interstellar medium. In addition, extragalactic megamasers are powerful probes…

astro-ph.CO2015

A Multi-Wavelength Mass Analysis of RCS2 J232727.6-020437, a ~3x10M Galaxy Cluster at z=0.7

K. Sharon, M. D. Gladders, D. P. Marrone +19

We present an initial study of the mass and evolutionary state of a massive and distant cluster, RCS2 J232727.6-020437. This cluster, at z=0.6986, is the richest cluster discovered…

astro-ph.CO2017

VLA Radio Observations of the HST Frontier Fields Cluster Abell 2744: The Discovery of New Radio Relics

C. J. J. Pearce, R. J. van Weeren, F. Andrade-Santos +12

Cluster mergers leave distinct signatures in the ICM in the form of shocks and diffuse cluster radio sources that provide evidence for the acceleration of relativistic particles. H…

astro-ph.IM2014

The Detector System for the Stratospheric Kinetic Inductance Polarimeter (SKIP)

B. R. Johnson, P. A. R. Ade, D. Araujo +20

The Stratospheric Kinetic Inductance Polarimeter (SKIP) is a proposed balloon-borne experiment designed to study the cosmic microwave background, the cosmic infrared background and…

astro-ph.CO2016

Frontier Fields Clusters: Deep Chandra Observations of the Complex Merger MACS J1149.6+2223

G. A. Ogrean, R. J. van Weeren, C. Jones +24

The HST Frontier Fields cluster MACS J1149.6+2223 is one of the most complex merging clusters, believed to consist of four dark matter halos. We present results from deep (365 ks)…

astro-ph.CO2025

The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: A census of bridges between galaxy clusters

G. Isopi, V. Capalbo, A. D. Hincks +27

According to CMB measurements, baryonic matter constitutes about of the mass-energy density of the universe. A significant population of these baryons, for a long time referr…

astro-ph.IM2021

Large format imaging spectrograph for the Large Submillimeter Telescope (LST)

K. Kohno, R. Kawabe, Y. Tamura +19

We present a conceptual study of a large format imaging spectrograph for the Large Submillimeter Telescope (LST) and the Atacama Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope (AtLAST). Re…

astro-ph2009

Application of a Self-Similar Pressure Profile to Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect Data from Galaxy Clusters

T. Mroczkowski, M. Bonamente, J. E. Carlstrom +16

We investigate the utility of a new, self-similar pressure profile for fitting Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) effect observations of galaxy clusters. Current SZ imaging instruments - such…

astro-ph.IM2014

A LEKID-based CMB instrument design for large-scale observations in Greenland

D. C. Araujo, P. A. R. Ade, J. R. Bond +22

We present the results of a feasibility study, which examined deployment of a ground-based millimeter-wave polarimeter, tailored for observing the cosmic microwave background (CMB)…

astro-ph.GA2024

The hot gas mass fraction in halos. From Milky Way-like groups to massive clusters

P. Popesso, A. Biviano, I. Marini +21

By using eROSITA data in the eFEDS area, we provide a measure of the hot gas fraction vs. halo mass relation over the largest halo mass range, from Milky Way-sized halos to massive…

astro-ph.CO2019

Unveiling the Galaxy Cluster - Cosmic Web Connection with X-ray observations in the Next Decade

Stephen A. Walker, Daisuke Nagai, A. Simionescu +35

In recent years, the outskirts of galaxy clusters have emerged as one of the new frontiers and unique laboratories for studying the growth of large scale structure in the universe.…

astro-ph.IM2024

maria: A novel simulator for forecasting (sub-)mm observations

J. van Marrewijk, T. W. Morris, T. Mroczkowski +8

Millimeter-wave single-dish telescopes offer two key advantages compared to interferometers: they can efficiently map larger portions of the sky, and they can recover larger spatia…

astro-ph.CO2024

Detecting Galaxy Groups and AGNs populating the local Universe in the eROSITA era

I. Marini, P. Popesso, G. Lamer +14

The eROSITA will deliver an unprecedented volume of X-ray survey observations, 20-30 times more sensitive than ROSAT in the soft band (0.5-2 keV) and for the first time imaging in…

astro-ph.CO2021

Thermodynamic evolution of the galaxy cluster IDCS J1426.5+3508

S. Andreon, C. Romero, F. Castagna +8

We present resolved thermodynamic profiles out to 500 kpc, about , of the galaxy cluster IDCS J1426.5+3508 with 40 kpc resolution. Thanks to the combination of Su…

astro-ph.CO2015

Galaxy Cluster Scaling Relations between Bolocam Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect and Chandra X-ray Measurements

N. G. Czakon, J. Sayers, A. Mantz +11

We present scaling relations between the integrated Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect (SZE) signal, , its X-ray analogue, , and total mass…

astro-ph.GA2016

Multi-wavelength Observations of the Dissociative Merger in the Galaxy Cluster CIZA J0107.7+5408

S. W. Randall, T. E. Clarke, R. J. van Weeren +6

We present results based on X-ray, optical, and radio observations of the massive galaxy cluster CIZA J0107.7+5408. We find that this system is a post core passage, dissociative, b…