Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-09-02
Astron.Astrophys. 434 (2005) 811-817
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
7 pages, 6 figures, submitted to Astronomy and Astrophysics, corrected pdf-problem
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20041942
In this work we consider the changes of the SZ cluster brightness, flux and number counts induced by the motion of the Solar System with respect to the frame defined by the cosmic microwave background (CMB). These changes are connected with the Doppler effect and aberration and exhibit a strong spectral and spatial dependence. The correction to the SZ cluster brightness and flux has an amplitude and spectral dependence, which is similar to the first order cluster peculiar velocity correction to the thermal SZ effect. Due to the change in the received cluster CMB flux the motion of the Solar System induces a dipolar asymmetry in the observed number of clusters above a given flux level. Similar effects were discussed for $\gamma$-ray bursts and radio galaxies, but here, due to the very peculiar frequency-dependence of the thermal SZ effect, the number of observed clusters in one direction of the sky can be both, decreased or increased depending on the frequency band. A detection of this asymmetry should be possible using future full sky CMB experiments with mJy sensitivities.
Chluba Jens
Huetsi Gert
Sunyaev Rashid A.
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