Multi-wavelength Analysis of the Merging Galaxy Cluster A115

Abstract

A115 is a merging galaxy cluster at $z\sim 0.2$ with a number of remarkable features including a giant ($\sim 2.5$ Mpc) radio relic, two asymmetric X-ray peaks with trailing tails, and a peculiar line-of-sight velocity structure. We present a multi-wavelength study of A115 using optical imaging data from Subaru, X-ray data from $Chandra$, and spectroscopic data from the Keck/DEIMOS and MMT/Hectospec instruments. Our weak-lensing analysis shows that the cluster is comprised of two subclusters whose mass centroids are in excellent agreement with the two BCG positions ($\lesssim 10$"). By modeling A115 with a superposition of two Navarro-Frenk-White halos, we determine the masses of the northern and southern subclusters to be $M_{200}=1.58_{-0.49}^{+0.56}\times 10^{14}{\text{M}}_{\odot }$ and $3.15_{-0.71}^{+0.79}\times 10^{14}{\text{M}}_{\odot }$, respectively. Combining the two halos, we estimate the total cluster mass to be $M_{200}=6.41_{-1.04}^{+1.08}\times 10^{14}{\text{M}}_{\odot }$ at $R_{200}=1.67_{-0.09}^{+0.10}$ Mpc. These weak-lensing masses are significantly (a factor of 3-10) lower than what is implied by the X-ray and optical spectroscopic data. We attribute the difference to the gravitational and hydrodynamic disruption caused by the collision between the two subclusters.

arXiv comment20 pages, 17 figures, Accepted for publication in ApJ

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