Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
May 1999
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1999apj...516..552c&link_type=abstract
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 516, Issue 2, pp. 552-558.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Cosmology: Observations, Cosmology: Theory, Galaxies: Clusters: General
Scientific paper
The Canadian Network for Observational Cosmology cluster data are used to constrain the Omega_M-Omega_Lambda pair to the region Omega_M~=0.24e^+/-0.3(1-0.4Omega_Lambda) for 0<=Omega_Lambda<=1. The constraint is based on estimating the apparent mass density of the universe, Omega_e(z), as the product of cluster mass-to-light ratios, M/L, with the field luminosity density at the same redshift. The luminosity density contains a volume element, which for measurements at z>0 causes Omega_e(z) to depend on both the density parameter Omega_M and the cosmological constant, Omega_Lambda. The Omega_Lambda-dependence of the Omega_e(z) measurement is about 25% less than the volume-redshift relation but about 50% greater than the luminosity-redshift relation. Most usefully this constraint is approximately orthogonal to the luminosity-redshift relation in the Omega_M-Omega_Lambda plane. The practical application to measuring cosmological parameters has the considerable benefit that all quantities are used in a differential sense, so that common selection effects and galaxy evolution effects will cancel. The residual differential galaxy evolution between field, and the clustered galaxies can be estimated from the sample data. The inferred Omega_M has an inverse correlation with Omega_Lambda, giving a constraint complementary to both the cosmic microwave background and the supernovae distances. Monte Carlo simulations, calibrated with observational data, show that 100 clusters spread over the 0-1 redshift range, each having M/L values of about 25% accuracy, will measure Omega_Lambda to about 7% statistical error.
Carlberg Ray G.
Ellingson Erica E.
Lin Hainan
Morris Simon L.
Patton Dave
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