Reliability of the Hubble-Constant Measurement Based on the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect

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Cosmology, Galaxies: Clusters Of, Galaxies: Intergalactic Medium, X-Rays: General

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The values of the Hubble constant estimated based on the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect seem to be systematically lower than those obtained by optical observations. We have investigated possible sources of biases and uncertainties when using the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect, including the peculiar velocity of clusters, finite extension of clusters, non-sphericity and sub-clustering of the cluster gas distribution, and non-isothermality. We examined these problems on the basis of analytical arguments, observational data of X-rays, and numerical simulation results, finding that the non-isothermality can affect an estimate of the Hubble constant. Since the temperature profiles of distant clusters are difficult to reliably observe, this produces a significant uncertainty in the Hubble constant due to the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect.

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