Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1999-12-17
Astrophys.J. 544 (2000) 629-635
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
revised to match published version
Scientific paper
10.1086/317227
Non-targeted surveys for galaxy clusters using the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect (SZE) will yield valuable information on both cosmology and evolution of the intra-cluster medium (ICM). The redshift distribution of detected clusters will constrain cosmology, while the properties of the discovered clusters will be important for studies of the ICM and galaxy formation. Estimating survey yields requires a detailed model for both cluster properties and the survey strategy. We address this by making mock observations of galaxy clusters in cosmological hydrodynamical simulations. The mock observatory consists of an interferometric array of ten 2.5 m diameter telescopes, operating at a central frequency of 30 GHz with a bandwidth of 8 GHz. We find that clusters with a mass above $2.5 \times 10^{14} h_{50}^{-1} M_\odot$ will be detected at any redshift, with the exact limit showing a very modest redshift dependence. Using a Press-Schechter prescription for evolving the number densities of clusters with redshift, we determine that such a survey should find hundreds of galaxy clusters per year, many at high redshifts and relatively low mass -- an important regime uniquely accessible to SZE surveys. Currently favored cosmological models predict roughly 25 clusters per square degree.
Carlstrom John E.
Evrard August E.
Holder Gilbert P.
Leitch Erik M.
Mohr Joseph John
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