Title: The evolution of the intracluster medium metallicity in Sunyaev Zel'dovich-selected galaxy clusters at 0 < z < 1.5

Abstract

Here, we present the results of an X-ray spectral analysis of 153 galaxy clusters observed with the Chandra, XMM-Newton, and Suzaku space telescopes. These clusters, which span 0 < z < 1.5, were drawn from a larger, mass-selected sample of galaxy clusters discovered in the 2500 square degree South Pole Telescope Sunyaev Zel'dovich (SPT-SZ) survey. With a total combined exposure time of 9.1 Ms, these data yield the strongest constraints to date on the evolution of the metal content of the intracluster medium (ICM). We find no evidence for strong evolution in the global (r < R₅₀₀) ICM metallicity (dZ/dz = -0.06 ± 0.04 Z_⊙), with a mean value at z = 0.6 of < Z > = 0.23 ± 0.01 Z_⊙ and a scatter of σ_Z = 0.08 ± 0.01 Z_⊙. These results imply that the emission-weighted metallicity has not changed by more than 40% since z = 1 (at 95% confidence), consistent with the picture of an early (z > 1) enrichment. We find, in agreement with previous works, a significantly higher mean value for the metallicity in the centers of cool core clusters versus non-cool core clusters. We find weak evidence for evolution in the central metallicitymore » of cool core clusters (dZ/dz = -0.21 ± 0.11 Z_⊙), which is sufficient to account for this enhanced central metallicity over the past similar to 10 Gyr. We find no evidence for metallicity evolution outside of the core (dZ/dz = -0.03 ± 0.06 Z_⊙), and no significant difference in the core-excised metallicity between cool core and non-cool core clusters. This suggests that strong radio-mode active galactic nucleus feedback does not significantly alter the distribution of metals at r > 0.15R₅₀₀. Lastly, given the limitations of current-generation X-ray telescopes in constraining the ICM metallicity at z > 1, significant improvements on this work will likely require next-generation X-ray missions.« less

Authors:

McDonald, M.  ^[1];

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Bulbul, E. ^[1]; Haan, T. de ^[2]; Miller, E. D. ^[1]; Benson, B. A. ^[3]; Bleem, L. E. ^[4]; Brodwin, M.  ^[5];

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Carlstrom, J. E. ^[6]; Chiu, I. ^[7]; Forman, W. R. ^[8]; Hlavacek-Larrondo, J. ^[9]; Garmire, G. P. ^[10]; Gupta, N. ^[11]; Mohr, J. J. ^[11]; Reichardt, C. L. ^[12]; Saro, A. ^[7]; Stalder, B. ^[13]; Stark, A. A. ^[8]; Vieira, J. D. ^[14]

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1. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
2. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
3. Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States); Univ. of Chicago, Chicago, IL (United States)
4. Univ. of Chicago, Chicago, IL (United States); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
5. Univ. of Missouri, Kansas City, MO (United States)
6. Univ. of Chicago, Chicago, IL (United States)
7. Ludwig-Maximilians-Univ., Munich (Germany); Excellence Cluster Universe, Garching (Germany)
8. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA (United States)
9. Univ. de Montreal, Montreal, QC (Canada)
10. Huntingdon Institute for X-ray Astronomy, LLC, Huntingdon, PA (United States)
11. Ludwig-Maximilians-Univ., Munich (Germany); Excellence Cluster Universe, Garching (Germany); Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching (Germany)
12. Univ. of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC (Australia)
13. Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI (United States)
14. Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL (United States)

Publication Date:

Wed Jul 27 00:00:00 EDT 2016

Research Org.:

Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:

USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP); National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation (NSF); Australian Research Council

Contributing Org.:

SPT

OSTI Identifier:

1253589

Alternate Identifier(s):

OSTI ID: 1345833

Report Number(s):

FERMILAB-PUB-16-086-A-AE-PPD; arXiv:1603.03035
Journal ID: ISSN 1538-4357; 1426988; TRN: US1601718

Grant/Contract Number:  

AC02-07CH11359; AC02-06CH11357

Resource Type:

Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:

The Astrophysical Journal (Online)

Additional Journal Information:

Journal Name: The Astrophysical Journal (Online); Journal Volume: 826; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 1538-4357

Publisher:

Institute of Physics (IOP)

Country of Publication:

United States

Language:

English

Subject:

79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS; galaxies: clusters: general; galaxies: clusters: intracluster medium; X-rays: galaxies: clusters