4 papers
X-SORTER (X-ray Survey Of meRging clusTErs in Redmapper): X-ray and Spectroscopic Characterization of 12 Optically Selected Galaxy Cluster Merger Candidates
Christopher Hopp, David Wittman, Rodrigo Stancioli +3
Merging galaxy clusters offer a unique probe of dark matter (DM) interactions through the spatial offsets between galaxies, the intracluster medium, and the DM halo. Systems that a…
A Very Rich Bimodal Galaxy Cluster Merger: RXC J0032.1+1808
David Wittman, Rodrigo Stancioli, Faik Bouhrik +2
The galaxy cluster RXC J0032.1+1808 has been well-studied with optical imaging and gravitational lensing mass maps, both of which reveal an elongated morphology in the north-south…
Discovery and Multi-Wavelength Analysis of a New Dissociative Galaxy Merger: The Champagne Cluster
Faik Bouhrik, Rodrigo Stancioli, David Wittman
We report the discovery of a new binary galaxy cluster merger, the Champagne Cluster (RM J130558.9+263048.4), using a detection method that identifies dynamically active clusters i…
Electromagnetism as Space-Time Pseudo-Curvature
Faik Bouhrik, Tiju Thomas
We propose a novel framework that interprets the electromagnetic field as a manifestation of spacetime pseudo-curvature, bridging electromagnetism with the geometric principles of…