Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-05-19
Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.352:1413,2004
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
9 pages, 2 figures, 4 tables. Accepted for publication in MNRAS
Scientific paper
10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08032.x
We present an improved method for predicting the Sunyaev-Zeldovich (SZ) effect in galaxy clusters from spatially-resolved, spectroscopic X-ray data. Using the deprojected electron density and temperature profiles measured within a fraction of the virial radius, and assuming a Navarro, Frenk & White (1995) mass model, we show how the pressure profile of the X-ray gas can be extrapolated to large radii, allowing the Comptonization parameter profile for the cluster to be predicted precisely. We apply our method to Chandra observations of three X-ray luminous, dynamically relaxed clusters with published SZ data: RX J1347.5-1145, Abell 1835 and Abell 478. Combining the predicted and observed SZ signals, we determine improved estimates for the Hubble constant from each cluster and obtain a weighted mean of H_0=69\pm8km/s/Mpc for a cosmology with Omega_m=0.3 and Omega_Lambda=0.7. This result is in good agreement with independent findings from the Hubble Key Project and the combination of cosmic microwave background and galaxy cluster data.
Allen Steven W.
Fabian Andrea C.
Schmidt Robert W.
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