Triaxiality, principal axis orientation and non-thermal pressure in Abell 383

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2011-08-03

arxiv.org/abs/1108.0769v2

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics

MNRAS in press

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While clusters of galaxies are regarded as one of the most important cosmological probes, the conventional spherical modeling of the intracluster medium (ICM) and the dark matter (DM), and the assumption of strict hydrostatic equilibrium (i.e., the equilibrium gas pressure is provided entirely by thermal pressure) are very approximate at best. Extending our previous works, we developed further a method to reconstruct for the first time the full three-dimensional structure (triaxial shape and principal axis orientation) of both DM and intracluster (IC) gas, and the level of non-thermal pressure of the IC gas. We outline an application of our method to the galaxy cluster Abell 383, taken as part of the CLASH multi-cycle treasury program, presenting results of a joint analysis of X-ray and strong lensing measurements. We find that the intermediate-major and minor-major axis ratios of the DM are 0.71+/-0.10 and 0.55+/-0.06, respectively, and the major axis of the DM halo is inclined with respect to the line of sight of 21.1+/-10.1 deg. The level of non-thermal pressure has been evaluated to be about 10% of the total energy budget. We discuss the implications of our method for the viability of the CDM scenario, focusing on the concentration parameter C and the inner slope of the DM gamma, since the cuspiness of dark-matter density profiles in the central regions is one of the critical tests of the cold dark matter (CDM) paradigm for structure formation: we measure gamma=1.02+/-0.06 on scales down to 25 Kpc, and C=4.76+/-0.51, values which are close to the predictions of the standard model, and providing further evidences that support the CDM scenario. Our method allows us to recover the three-dimensional physical properties of clusters in a bias-free way, overcoming the limitations of the standard spherical modelling and enhancing the use of clusters as more precise cosmological probes.

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