Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2007-09-27
Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.387:1179-1192,2008
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Submitted to MNRAS. 15 pages, 15 figures. v2: Improved modeling of the mass-luminosity relation, including additional systemat
Scientific paper
10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13311.x
We present constraints on the mean matter density, Omega_m, the normalization of the density fluctuation power spectrum, sigma_8, and the dark-energy equation-of-state parameter, w, obtained from measurements of the X-ray luminosity function of the largest known galaxy clusters at redshifts z<0.7, as compiled in the Massive Cluster Survey (MACS) and the local BCS and REFLEX galaxy cluster samples. Our analysis employs an observed mass-luminosity relation, calibrated by hydrodynamical simulations, including corrections for non-thermal pressure support and accounting for the presence of intrinsic scatter. Conservative allowances for all known systematic uncertainties are included, as are standard priors on the Hubble constant and mean baryon density. We find Omega_m=0.28 +0.11 -0.07 and sigma_8=0.78 +0.11 -0.13 for a spatially flat, cosmological-constant model, and Omega_m=0.24 +0.15 -0.07, sigma_8=0.85 +0.13 -0.20 and w=-1.4 +0.4 -0.7 for a flat, constant-w model. Future work improving our understanding of redshift evolution and observational biases affecting the mass--X-ray luminosity relation have the potential to significantly tighten these constraints. Our results are consistent with those from recent analyses of type Ia supernovae, cosmic microwave background anisotropies, the X-ray gas mass fraction of relaxed galaxy clusters, baryon acoustic oscillations and cosmic shear. Combining the new X-ray luminosity function data with current supernova, cosmic microwave background and cluster gas fraction data yields the improved constraints Omega_m=0.269 +- 0.016, sigma_8=0.82 +- 0.03 and w=-1.02 +- 0.06. (Abridged)
Allen Steven W.
Ebeling Harald
Mantz Adam
Rapetti David
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