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most citedGalaxy Clusters Discovered via the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect in the 2500-square-degree SPT-SZ survey

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astro-ph.CO2026

XRISM Observations of Abell 1795: Evidence for Low Turbulence and Resonant Scattering

Arnab Sarkar, Eric D. Miller, Brian McNamara +10

We present high-resolution X-ray spectroscopic observations of the cool-core galaxy cluster Abell~1795 obtained with XRISM/Resolve. The cluster was observed with two deep pointings…

astro-ph.GA2025

Constraints on Non-Thermal Pressure at galaxy cluster outskirts from a Joint SPT and XMM-Newton Analysis

Arnab Sarkar, Michael McDonald, Lindsey Bleem +11

We present joint South Pole Telescope (SPT) and XMM-Newton observations of 8 massive galaxy clusters (0.8--1.710 M) spanning a redshift range of 0.16 to 0.…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 2 cited

Unveiling the Cosmic Chemistry II: "Direct" -based metallicity of galaxies at 3 10 with JWST/NIRSpec

Priyanka Chakraborty, Arnab Sarkar, Randall Smith +10

We report the detection of the [O III] auroral line in 42 galaxies within the redshift range of . These galaxies were selected from publicly available JWST data release…

astro-ph.GA2024

Unveiling the Cosmic Chemistry: Revisiting the Mass-Metallicity Relation with JWST/NIRSpec at 4 < z < 10

Arnab Sarkar, Priyanka Chakraborty, Mark Vogelsberger +12

We present star formation rates (SFR), the mass-metallicity relation (MZR), and the SFR-dependent MZR across redshifts 4 to 10 using 81 star-forming galaxies observed by the JWST N…

astro-ph.CO2019★ 2 cited

Mapping the gas thermodynamic properties of the massive cluster merger MOO J11421527 at z = 1.2

F. Ruppin, R. Adam, P. Ade +51

We present the results of the analysis of the very massive cluster MOO J11421527 at a redshift based on high angular resolution NIKA2 Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) and $Chan…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 124 cited

Hitomi constraints on the 3.5 keV line in the Perseus galaxy cluster

Hitomi Collaboration, Felix A. Aharonian, Hiroki Akamatsu +215

High-resolution X-ray spectroscopy with Hitomi was expected to resolve the origin of the faint unidentified E=3.5 keV emission line reported in several low-resolution studies of va…

astro-ph.CO2016★ 262 cited

Cosmological Constraints from Galaxy Clusters in the 2500 square-degree SPT-SZ Survey

T. de Haan, B. A. Benson, L. E. Bleem +74

(abridged) We present cosmological constraints obtained from galaxy clusters identified by their Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect signature in the 2500 square degree South Pole Telescope…

astro-ph.CO2014★ 91 cited

A Measurement of Gravitational Lensing of the Cosmic Microwave Background by Galaxy Clusters Using Data from the South Pole Telescope

E. J. Baxter, R. Keisler, S. Dodelson +72

Clusters of galaxies are expected to gravitationally lens the cosmic microwave background (CMB) and thereby generate a distinct signal in the CMB on arcminute scales. Measurements…

astro-ph.CO2014★ 708 cited

Galaxy Clusters Discovered via the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect in the 2500-square-degree SPT-SZ survey

L. E. Bleem, B. Stalder, T. de Haan +71

We present a catalog of galaxy clusters selected via their Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) effect signature from 2500 deg of South Pole Telescope (SPT) data. This work represents the c…

astro-ph.CO2014★ 164 cited

Mass Calibration and Cosmological Analysis of the SPT-SZ Galaxy Cluster Sample Using Velocity Dispersion and X-ray Measurements

S. Bocquet, A. Saro, J. J. Mohr +68

We present a velocity dispersion-based mass calibration of the South Pole Telescope Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect survey (SPT-SZ) galaxy cluster sample. Using a homogeneously selected…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 127 cited

The Redshift Evolution of the Mean Temperature, Pressure, and Entropy Profiles in 80 SPT-Selected Galaxy Clusters

M. McDonald, B. A. Benson, A. Vikhlinin +63

(Abridged) We present the results of an X-ray analysis of 80 galaxy clusters selected in the 2500 deg^2 South Pole Telescope survey and observed with the Chandra X-ray Observatory.…

astro-ph.CO2013★ 136 cited

Optical Spectroscopy and Velocity Dispersions of Galaxy Clusters from the SPT-SZ Survey

J. Ruel, G. Bazin, M. Bayliss +79

We present optical spectroscopy of galaxies in clusters detected through the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) effect with the South Pole Telescope (SPT). We report our own measurements of $…

astro-ph.CO2013★ 199 cited

The Growth of Cool Cores and Evolution of Cooling Properties in a Sample of 83 Galaxy Clusters at 0.3 < z < 1.2 Selected from the SPT-SZ Survey

M. McDonald, B. A. Benson, A. Vikhlinin +76

We present first results on the cooling properties derived from Chandra X-ray observations of 83 high-redshift (0.3 < z < 1.2) massive galaxy clusters selected by their Sunyaev-Zel…

astro-ph.CO2012★ 198 cited

A Massive, Cooling-Flow-Induced Starburst in the Core of a Highly Luminous Galaxy Cluster

M. McDonald, M. Bayliss, B. A. Benson +83

In the cores of some galaxy clusters the hot intracluster plasma is dense enough that it should cool radiatively in the cluster's lifetime, leading to continuous "cooling flows" of…

astro-ph.CO2012★ 66 cited

SPT-CL J0205-5829: A z = 1.32 Evolved Massive Galaxy Cluster in the South Pole Telescope Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect Survey

B. Stalder, J. Ruel, R. Suhada +80

The galaxy cluster SPT-CL J0205-5829 currently has the highest spectroscopically-confirmed redshift, z=1.322, in the South Pole Telescope Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SPT-SZ) survey. XMM-Ne…

astro-ph.CO2012★ 50 cited

Weak-Lensing Mass Measurements of Five Galaxy Clusters in the South Pole Telescope Survey Using Magellan/Megacam

F. W. High, H. Hoekstra, N. Leethochawalit +83

We use weak gravitational lensing to measure the masses of five galaxy clusters selected from the South Pole Telescope (SPT) survey, with the primary goal of comparing these with t…

astro-ph.CO2012★ 277 cited

Galaxy clusters discovered via the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect in the first 720 square degrees of the South Pole Telescope survey

C. L. Reichardt, B. Stalder, L. E. Bleem +77

We present a catalog of 224 galaxy cluster candidates, selected through their Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) effect signature in the first 720 deg2 of the South Pole Telescope (SPT) surve…

astro-ph.CO2011★ 251 cited

Cosmological Constraints from Sunyaev-Zel'dovich-Selected Clusters with X-ray Observations in the First 178 Square Degrees of the South Pole Telescope Survey

B. A. Benson, T. de Haan, J. P. Dudley +73

We use measurements from the South Pole Telescope (SPT) Sunyaev Zel'dovich (SZ) cluster survey in combination with X-ray measurements to constrain cosmological parameters. We prese…

astro-ph.CO2011★ 127 cited

Discovery and Cosmological Implications of SPT-CL J2106-5844, the Most Massive Known Cluster at z > 1

R. J. Foley, K. Andersson, G. Bazin +70

Using the South Pole Telescope (SPT), we have discovered the most massive known galaxy cluster at z > 1, SPT-CL J2106-5844. In addition to producing a strong Sunyaev-Zel'dovich eff…

astro-ph.CO2010★ 62 cited

X-Ray Emission from Two Infrared-Selected Galaxy Clusters at z>1.4 in the IRAC Shallow Cluster Survey

M. Brodwin, D. Stern, A. Vikhlinin +17

We report the X-ray detection of two z>1.4 infrared-selected galaxy clusters from the IRAC Shallow Cluster Survey (ISCS). We present new data from the Hubble Space Telescope and th…

astro-ph.CO2010★ 113 cited

SPT-CL J0546-5345: A Massive z > 1 Galaxy Cluster Selected Via the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect with the South Pole Telescope

M. Brodwin, J. Ruel, P. A. R. Ade +64

We report the spectroscopic confirmation of SPT-CL J0546-5345 at <z> = 1.067. To date this is the most distant cluster to be spectroscopically confirmed from the 2008 South Pole Te…

astro-ph.CO2010★ 174 cited

X-ray Properties of the First SZE-selected Galaxy Cluster Sample from the South Pole Telescope

K. Andersson, B. A. Benson, P. A. R. Ade +59

We present results of X-ray observations of a sample of 15 clusters selected via their imprint on the cosmic microwave background (CMB) from the thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) eff…

astro-ph.CO2009★ 38 cited

Discrepant Mass Estimates in the Cluster of Galaxies Abell 1689

E. -H. Peng, K. Andersson, M. W. Bautz +1

We present a new mass estimate of a well-studied gravitational lensing cluster, Abell 1689, from deep Chandra observations with a total exposure of 200 ks. Within r=200 h-1 kpc, th…

astro-ph2000★ 477 cited

Chandra Observation of Abell 2142: Survival of Dense Subcluster Cores in a Merger

M. Markevitch, T. J. Ponman, P. E. J. Nulsen +19

We use Chandra data to map the gas temperature in the central region of the merging cluster A2142. The cluster is markedly nonisothermal; it appears that the central cooling flow h…