Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1999-07-19
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
10 pages, 3 figures, submitted to ApJ
Scientific paper
10.1086/309098
We show that clusters of galaxies induce step-like wiggles on top of the cosmic microwave background (CMB). The direction of the wiggle is parallel to the large scale gradient of CMB allowing one to isolate the effect from other small scale fluctuations. The effect is sensitive to the deflection angle rather than its derivative (shear or magnification) and is thus tracing outer parts of the cluster with higher sensitivity than some other methods. A typical amplitude of the effect is $10\mu K (\sigma_v/1400 kms^{-1})^2$ where $\sigma_v$ is the velocity dispersion of the cluster and several $\mu K$ signals extend out to a fraction of a degree. We derive the expressions for the temperature profile for several simple parameterized cluster models and identify some degeneracies between parameters. Finally, we discuss how to separate this signal from other imprints on CMB using custom designed filters. Detection of this effect is within reach of the next generation of small scale CMB telescopes and could provide information about the cluster density profile beyond the virial radius.
Seljak Uros
Zaldarriaga Matias
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