Mass estimation in the outer regions of galaxy clusters

Details Mass estimation in the outer regions of galaxy clusters Mass estimation in the outer regions of galaxy clusters

1999-06-21

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9906331v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

14 pages, 7 figures, MN LaTeX style, MNRAS, in press

Scientific paper

10.1046/j.1365-8711.1999.02864.x

We present a technique for estimating the mass in the outskirts of galaxy clusters where the usual assumption of dynamical equilibrium is not valid. The method assumes that clusters form through hierarchical clustering and requires only galaxy redshifts and positions on the sky. We apply the method to dissipationless cosmological N-body simulations where galaxies form and evolve according to semi-analytic modelling. The method recovers the actual cluster mass profile within a factor of two to several megaparsecs from the cluster centre. This error originates from projection effects, sparse sampling, and contamination by foreground and background galaxies. In the absence of velocity biases, this method can provide an estimate of the mass-to-light ratio on scales ~1-10 Mpc/h where this quantity is still poorly known.

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