Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2007-04-19
Astrophys.J.664:777-790,2007
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
16 pages, 11 figures.emulateapj.cls style. Accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal
Scientific paper
10.1086/518925
We present a multiwavelength study of the poor cluster RX J1117.4+0743 ([VMF 98] 097) at z=0.485, based on GMOS/Gemini South g', r' photometry and spectroscopy, and XMM-Newton observations. We examine its nature and surroundings by analyzing the projected galaxy distribution, the galaxy velocity distribution, the weak-lensing mass reconstruction, and the X-ray spectroscopy and imaging. The cluster shows a complex morphology. It is composed by at least two structures along the line-of-sight, with velocity dispersions of 592+-82 km s^-1 and 391+-85 km s^-1 respectively. Other structures are also detected in X-ray, in the galaxy projected number density map, and by weak-lensing. One of these clumps, could be gravitationally bound and associated to the main cluster. The derived temperature and bolometric X-ray luminosity reveal that [VMF 98] 097 behave like a normal cluster, in agreement with Lx-Tx correlation found for both local (z=0) and moderate redshift (z~0.4) clusters. We find that the mass determination inferred from weak-lensing is in average 3 to 4.8 times higher (depending on the model assumed) than the X-ray mass. We have two possible explanations for this discrepancy: i) the cluster is in non-equilibrium, then the deviation of the X-ray estimated mass from the true value can be as high as a factor of two; ii) the intervening mass along the line-of-sight of the cluster is producing an over-estimation of the weak-lensing mass. Based on the analysis presented, we conclude that [VMF 98] 097 is a perturbed cluster with at least two substructures in velocity space and with other nearby structures at projected distances of about 1 h^-1 Mpc. This cluster is an example of a poor cluster caught in the process of accreting sub-structures to become a rich cluster.
Sodr'e L. Jr.
Bierrenbach Lima Neto Gastão
Carrasco Eleazar R.
Cuevas Héctor
Cypriano Eduardo S.
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