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Galaxy Clusters Selected via the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect in 5 year data from the SPT-3G Main Survey
L. E. Bleem, M. Klein, K. Kornoelje +148
We report a new galaxy cluster catalog, selected using the thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) effect, from 5 years of observations of the SPT-3G Main field. Drawn from arcminute-resol…
Galaxy Clusters Discovered via the Thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect in the 500-square-degree SPTpol Survey
L. E. Bleem, M. Klein, T. M. C. Abbott +125
We present a catalog of 689 galaxy cluster candidates detected at significance via their thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) effect signature in 95 and 150 GHz data from the 500-…
Understanding Shape and Centroid Deviations in 39 Strong Lensing Galaxy Clusters in Various Dynamical States
Raven Gassis, Matthew B. Bayliss, Keren Sharon +8
Through observational tests of strong lensing galaxy clusters, we can test simulation derived structure predictions that follow from Cold Dark Matter (CDM) cosmology. The sh…
SPT-SZ MCMF: An extension of the SPT-SZ catalog over the DES region
M. Klein, J. J. Mohr, S. Bocquet +104
We present an extension to a Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect (SZE) selected cluster catalog based on observations from the South Pole Telescope (SPT); this catalog extends to lower signa…
Very Large Array observations of the mini-halo and AGN feedback in the Phoenix cluster
R. Timmerman, R. J. van Weeren, M. McDonald +4
(Abridged) The relaxed cool-core Phoenix cluster (SPT-CL J2344-4243) features an extremely strong cooling flow, as well as a mini-halo. Strong star-formation in the brightest clust…
Mass calibration of distant SPT galaxy clusters through expanded weak lensing follow-up observations with HST, VLT & Gemini-South
T. Schrabback, S. Bocquet, M. Sommer +18
Expanding from previous work we present weak lensing measurements for a total sample of 30 distant () massive galaxy clusters from the South Pole Telescope…
Unveiling the merger dynamics of the most massive MaDCoWS cluster at from a multi-wavelength mapping of its intracluster medium properties
F. Ruppin, M. McDonald, M. Brodwin +51
The characterization of the Intra-Cluster Medium (ICM) properties of high-redshift galaxy clusters is fundamental to our understanding of large-scale structure formation processes.…
Galaxy Clusters Selected via the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect in the SPTpol 100-Square-Degree Survey
N. Huang, L. E. Bleem, B. Stalder +74
We present a catalog of galaxy cluster candidates detected in 100 square degrees surveyed with the SPTpol receiver on the South Pole Telescope. The catalog contains 89 candidates d…
Cluster Cosmology Constraints from the 2500 deg SPT-SZ Survey: Inclusion of Weak Gravitational Lensing Data from Magellan and the Hubble Space Telescope
S. Bocquet, J. P. Dietrich, T. Schrabback +77
We derive cosmological constraints using a galaxy cluster sample selected from the 2500~deg SPT-SZ survey. The sample spans the redshift range and contains 343 c…
Galaxy Kinematics and Mass Calibration in Massive SZE Selected Galaxy Clusters to z=1.3
R. Capasso, A. Saro, J. J. Mohr +27
The galaxy phase-space distribution in galaxy clusters provides insights into the formation and evolution of cluster galaxies, and it can also be used to measure cluster mass profi…
The Remarkable Similarity of Massive Galaxy Clusters From z~0 to z~1.9
M. McDonald, S. W. Allen, M. Bayliss +12
We present the results of a Chandra X-ray survey of the 8 most massive galaxy clusters at z>1.2 in the South Pole Telescope 2500 deg^2 survey. We combine this sample with previousl…
Testing for X-ray-SZ Differences and Redshift Evolution in the X-ray Morphology of Galaxy Clusters
D. Nurgaliev, M. McDonald, B. A. Benson +12
We present a quantitative study of the X-ray morphology of galaxy clusters, as a function of their detection method and redshift. We analyze two separate samples of galaxy clusters…
High Frequency Cluster Radio Galaxies: Luminosity Functions and Implications for SZE Selected Cluster Samples
N. Gupta, A. Saro, J. J. Mohr +13
We study the overdensity of point sources in the direction of X-ray-selected galaxy clusters from the Meta-Catalog of X-ray detected Clusters of galaxies (MCXC; $\langle z \rangle…
Detection of Enhancement in Number Densities of Background Galaxies due to Magnification by Massive Galaxy Clusters
I. Chiu, J. P. Dietrich, J. Mohr +22
We present a detection of the enhancement in the number densities of background galaxies induced from lensing magnification and use it to test the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect (SZE) i…
Baryon Content of Massive Galaxy Clusters (0.57 < z < 1.33)
I. Chiu, J. Mohr, M. Mcdonald +22
We study the stellar, Brightest Cluster Galaxy (BCG) and intracluster medium (ICM) masses of 14 South Pole Telescope (SPT) selected galaxy clusters with median redshift and…
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…
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…
Analysis of Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect Mass-Observable Relations using South Pole Telescope Observations of an X-ray Selected Sample of Low Mass Galaxy Clusters and Groups
J. Liu, J. Mohr, A. Saro +63
(Abridged) We use 95, 150, and 220GHz observations from the SPT to examine the SZE signatures of a sample of 46 X-ray selected groups and clusters drawn from ~6 deg^2 of the XMM-BC…
SPT-CLJ2040-4451: An SZ-Selected Galaxy Cluster at z = 1.478 With Significant Ongoing Star Formation
M. B. Bayliss, M. L. N. Ashby, J. Ruel +76
SPT-CLJ2040-4451 -- spectroscopically confirmed at z = 1.478 -- is the highest redshift galaxy cluster yet discovered via the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect. SPT-CLJ2040-4451 was a cand…
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…
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…