Deprojection of Rich Cluster Images

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1998-04-27

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9804284v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

7 pages, LaTeX, 2 Postscript figures, uses as2pp4.sty. Accepted for publication in ApJ Letters. Also available at: http://as

Scientific paper

10.1086/311421

We consider a general method of deprojecting 2D images to reconstruct the 3D structure of the projected object, assuming axial symmetry. The method consists of the application of the Fourier Slice Theorem to the general case where the axis of symmetry is not necessarily perpendicular to the line of sight, and is based on an extrapolation of the image Fourier transform into the so-called cone of ignorance. The method is specifically designed for the deprojection of X-ray, Sunyaev-Zeldovich (SZ) and gravitational lensing maps of rich clusters of galaxies. For known values of the Hubble constant, H0, and inclination angle, the quality of the projection depends on how exact is the extrapolation in the cone of ignorance. In the case where the axis of symmetry is perpendicular to the line of sight and the image is noise-free, the deprojection is exact. Given an assumed value of H0, the inclination angle can be found by matching the deprojected structure out of two different images of a given cluster, e.g., SZ and X-ray maps. However, this solution is degenerate with respect to its dependence on the assumed H0, and a third independent image of the given cluster is needed to determine H0 as well. The application of the deprojection algorithm to upcoming SZ, X-ray and weak lensing projected mass images of clusters will serve to determine the structure of rich clusters, the value of H0, and place constraints on the physics of the intra-cluster gas and its relation to the total mass distribution.

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