CfA Oct 8 2003 Determining the Cosmic Distance Scale with Galaxy Clusters Erik Reese University of California, Berkeley
Jan 14, 2016
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Determining the Cosmic Distance Scale with Galaxy
Clusters
Erik Reese
University of California, Berkeley
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The Sunyaev-Zel’dovich Effect
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BIMA & OVRO
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Distance Calculation
With geometry of the cluster
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Hubble Constant
With z and geometry of the universe
Independent of the extra-galactic distance ladder!
For a sample of clusters, fit to the theoretical DA relation, where H0 is the normalization
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Angular Diameter Distances: Present
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H0 Current Results• Ryle → 5 clusters (Jones et al. 2003)
• OVRO 5m → 7 clusters (Mason et al. 2000)
• OVRO/BIMA → 18 clusters (Reese et al. 2002)
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H0 Current Results
• Combined → 41 distances
Reminder: All ROSAT data
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SystematicsSZE calibration [H0~(∆T0)-2] ± 8%
X-ray calibration ±10%
NH ± 5%
Asphericity● ± 5%
Isothermality ±10%
Clumping −20%
Undetected radio sources ±12%
Kinetic SZE● ± 2%
Primary CMB● ± 1%
Radio Halos ± 4%
Primary Beam ± 3%
Total +22% −30%
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Chandra
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Angular Diameter Distances: Chandra
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DA Future
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Supernovae Type Ia
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Challenges
• Systematics• Modeling• Sample selection
– Sample sizes – Unbiassed selection criteria– Wonky clusters
• Convince X-ray TACs• High redshift→cosmology
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SZE Surveys
• Large samples of clusters• High redshift clusters• Clean selection function
Holder et al. 2000
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Simulations
Courtesy of Martin White
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Summary• H0 independent of extragalactic distance ladder
• Systematics are approachable• SZE Surveys
– Large numbers of clusters– High redshift – Sample selection
• Symbiotic with cluster number counts