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Title: Galaxy cluster lensing masses in modified lensing potentials

Abstract

In this study, we determine the concentration–mass relation of 19 X-ray selected galaxy clusters from the Cluster Lensing and Supernova Survey with Hubble survey in theories of gravity that directly modify the lensing potential. We model the clusters as Navarro–Frenk–White haloes and fit their lensing signal, in the Cubic Galileon and Nonlocal gravity models, to the lensing convergence profiles of the clusters. We discuss a number of important issues that need to be taken into account, associated with the use of non-parametric and parametric lensing methods, as well as assumptions about the background cosmology. Our results show that the concentration and mass estimates in the modified gravity models are, within the error bars, the same as in Λ cold dark matter. This result demonstrates that, for the Nonlocal model, the modifications to gravity are too weak at the cluster redshifts, and for the Galileon model, the screening mechanism is very efficient inside the cluster radius. However, at distances ~ [2–20] Mpc/h from the cluster centre, we find that the surrounding force profiles are enhanced by ~ 20–40% in the Cubic Galileon model. This has an impact on dynamical mass estimates, which means that tests of gravity based on comparisons betweenmore » lensing and dynamical masses can also be applied to the Cubic Galileon model.« less

Authors:
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  1. Durham Univ., Durham (United Kingdom)
  2. Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
  3. Univ. of Oxford, Oxford (United Kingdom)
  4. Univ. of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
OSTI Identifier:
1212721
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-PUB-15-044-A
Journal ID: ISSN 0035-8711; arXiv eprint number arXiv:1505.03468
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-07CH11359
Resource Type:
Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 454; Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 0035-8711
Publisher:
Royal Astronomical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS

Citation Formats

Barreira, Alexandre, Li, Baojiu, Jennings, Elise, Merten, Julian, King, Lindsay, Baugh, Carlton M., and Pascoli, Silvia. Galaxy cluster lensing masses in modified lensing potentials. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1093/mnras/stv2211.
Barreira, Alexandre, Li, Baojiu, Jennings, Elise, Merten, Julian, King, Lindsay, Baugh, Carlton M., & Pascoli, Silvia. Galaxy cluster lensing masses in modified lensing potentials. United States. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv2211
Barreira, Alexandre, Li, Baojiu, Jennings, Elise, Merten, Julian, King, Lindsay, Baugh, Carlton M., and Pascoli, Silvia. 2015. "Galaxy cluster lensing masses in modified lensing potentials". United States. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv2211. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1212721.
@article{osti_1212721,
title = {Galaxy cluster lensing masses in modified lensing potentials},
author = {Barreira, Alexandre and Li, Baojiu and Jennings, Elise and Merten, Julian and King, Lindsay and Baugh, Carlton M. and Pascoli, Silvia},
abstractNote = {In this study, we determine the concentration–mass relation of 19 X-ray selected galaxy clusters from the Cluster Lensing and Supernova Survey with Hubble survey in theories of gravity that directly modify the lensing potential. We model the clusters as Navarro–Frenk–White haloes and fit their lensing signal, in the Cubic Galileon and Nonlocal gravity models, to the lensing convergence profiles of the clusters. We discuss a number of important issues that need to be taken into account, associated with the use of non-parametric and parametric lensing methods, as well as assumptions about the background cosmology. Our results show that the concentration and mass estimates in the modified gravity models are, within the error bars, the same as in Λ cold dark matter. This result demonstrates that, for the Nonlocal model, the modifications to gravity are too weak at the cluster redshifts, and for the Galileon model, the screening mechanism is very efficient inside the cluster radius. However, at distances ~ [2–20] Mpc/h from the cluster centre, we find that the surrounding force profiles are enhanced by ~ 20–40% in the Cubic Galileon model. This has an impact on dynamical mass estimates, which means that tests of gravity based on comparisons between lensing and dynamical masses can also be applied to the Cubic Galileon model.},
doi = {10.1093/mnras/stv2211},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1212721}, journal = {Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society},
issn = {0035-8711},
number = 4,
volume = 454,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}

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