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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
earth and planetary sciences
The atacama cosmology telescope: A catalog of >4000 Sunyaev–Zel’dovich galaxy clusters
Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series, Volume 253, No. 1, Article abd023, Year 2021
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We present a catalog of 4195 optically confirmed Sunyaev–Zel’dovich (SZ) selected galaxy clusters detected with signal-to-noise ratio >4 in 13,211 deg2 of sky surveyed by the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT). Cluster candidates were selected by applying a multifrequency matched filter to 98 and 150 GHz maps constructed from ACT observations obtained from 2008 to 2018 and confirmed using deep, wide-area optical surveys. The clusters span the redshift range 0.04 < z < 1.91 (median z = 0.52). The catalog contains 222 z > 1 clusters, and a total of 868 systems are new discoveries. Assuming an SZ signal versus mass-scaling relation calibrated from X-ray observations, the sample has a 90% completeness mass limit of M500c > 3.8 × 1014 Me, evaluated at z = 0.5, for clusters detected at signal-to-noise ratio >5 in maps filtered at an angular scale of 2 4. The survey has a large overlap with deep optical weak-lensing surveys that are being used to calibrate the SZ signal mass-scaling relation, such as the Dark Energy Survey (4566 deg2), the Hyper Suprime-Cam Subaru Strategic Program (469 deg2), and the Kilo Degree Survey (825 deg2). We highlight some noteworthy objects in the sample, including potentially projected systems, clusters with strong lensing features, clusters with active central galaxies or star formation, and systems of multiple clusters that may be physically associated. The cluster catalog will be a useful resource for future cosmological analyses and studying the evolution of the intracluster medium and galaxies in massive clusters over the past 10 Gyr. © 2021. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Hilton, Matt
South Africa, Durban
University of Kwazulu-natal
Sifón, Cristóbal
Chile, Valparaiso
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
Naess, Sigurd K.
United States, New York
Simons Foundation
Madhavacheril, Mathew S.
Canada, Waterloo
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Oguri, Masamune
Japan, Tokyo
The University of Tokyo
Rozo, Eduardo
United States, Tucson
The University of Arizona
Rykoff, Eli S.
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
United States, Menlo Park
Slac National Accelerator Laboratory
Adhikari, Susmita
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
United States, Menlo Park
Slac National Accelerator Laboratory
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Aguena, Michel
Brazil, Sao Paulo
Universidade de São Paulo
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Laboratório Interinstitucional de E-astronomia
Aiola, Simone
United States, New York
Simons Foundation
Allam, Sahar S.
United States, Batavia
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Amodeo, Stefania
United States, Ithaca
Cornell University
Amon, Alexandra
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Annis, James T.
United States, Batavia
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Ansarinejad, Behzad
United Kingdom, Durham
Durham University
Abbott, Timothy M.C.
Chile, La Serena
Cerro Tololo Inter American Observatory
Aros-Bunster, C.
Chile, Valparaiso
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
Austermann, Jason E.
United States, Gaithersburg
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Ávila, Santiago
Spain, Madrid
Csic-uam - Instituto de Física Teórica Ift
Bacon, David J.
United Kingdom, Portsmouth
University of Portsmouth
Battaglia, Nicholas
United States, Ithaca
Cornell University
Beall, James A.
United States, Gaithersburg
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Becker, Daniel T.
United States, Gaithersburg
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Bernstein, Gary M.
United States, Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Bertin, Emmanuel
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
France, Paris
Institut D’astrophysique de Paris
Bhandarkar, Tanay A.
United States, Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Bhargava, S.
United Kingdom, Brighton
University of Sussex
Bond, J. Richard
Canada, Toronto
University of Toronto
Brooks, David D.
United Kingdom, London
University College London
Burke, David L.
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
United States, Menlo Park
Slac National Accelerator Laboratory
Calabrese, Erminia
United Kingdom, Cardiff
Cardiff University
Carrasco-Kind, Matias
United States, Urbana
University of Illinois Urbana-champaign
Carretero, J. Hernández
Spain, Cerdanyola Del Valles
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Choi, Steve K.
United States, Ithaca
Cornell University
Choi, Ami
United States, Columbus
The Ohio State University
Conselice, Christopher J.
United Kingdom, Manchester
The University of Manchester
United Kingdom, Nottingham
University of Nottingham
da Costa, Luiz Nicolaci D.
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Laboratório Interinstitucional de E-astronomia
Brazil, Sao Cristovao
Observatório Nacional
Costanzi, Matteo
Italy, Trieste
Osservatorio Astronomico Di Trieste
Italy, Trieste
Università Degli Studi Di Trieste
Crichton, Devin T.
South Africa, Durban
University of Kwazulu-natal
Crowley, Kevin T.
United States, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
Dünner, Rolando
Chile, Santiago
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Denison, Edward V.
United States, Gaithersburg
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Devlin, Mark J.
United States, Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Dicker, Simon R.
United States, Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Diehl, H. Thomas
United States, Batavia
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Dietrich, Jörg P.
Germany, Munich
Ludwig-maximilians-universität München
Doel, Peter
United Kingdom, London
University College London
Duff, Shannon M.
United States, Gaithersburg
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Duivenvoorden, Adriaan J.
United States, Princeton
Princeton University
Dunkley, Joanna
United States, Princeton
Princeton University
Everett, Spencer W.
United States, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics
Ferraro, Simone
United States, Berkeley
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
United States, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
Ferté, Agnès
United States, Pasadena
California Institute of Technology
Flaugher, Brenna L.
United States, Batavia
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Frieman, Joshua A.
United States, Batavia
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
United States, Chicago
The University of Chicago
Ferrero, Ismael
Norway, Oslo
Universitetet I Oslo
Gallardo, Patricio A.
United States, Ithaca
Cornell University
García-Bellido, Juan
Spain, Madrid
Csic-uam - Instituto de Física Teórica Ift
Gaztañaga, E.
Spain, Barcelona
Instituto de Estudios Espaciales de Cataluña
Spain, Cerdanyola Del Valles
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Giles, Paul A.
United Kingdom, Brighton
University of Sussex
Golec, Joseph E.
United States, Chicago
The University of Chicago
Gralla, Megan B.
United States, Tucson
The University of Arizona
Grandis, Sebastian
Germany, Munich
Ludwig-maximilians-universität München
Gruen, Daniel
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
United States, Menlo Park
Slac National Accelerator Laboratory
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Gerdes, David W.
United States, Ann Arbor
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Gruendl, Robert A.
United States, Urbana
University of Illinois Urbana-champaign
Gschwend, Julia
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Laboratório Interinstitucional de E-astronomia
Brazil, Sao Cristovao
Observatório Nacional
Gutiérrez, Gaston Reales
United States, Batavia
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Han, Dongwon
United States, Stony Brook
Stony Brook University
Hartley, William G.
United Kingdom, London
University College London
Switzerland, Geneva
Université de Genève
Switzerland, Zurich
Eth Zürich
Hasselfield, Matthew F.
United States, New York
Simons Foundation
Hill, James Colin
United States, New York
Simons Foundation
United States, New York
Columbia University
Hilton, Gene C.
United States, Gaithersburg
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Hincks, Adam D.
Canada, Toronto
University of Toronto
Hinton, Samuel R.
Australia, Brisbane
The University of Queensland
Ho, Shuay Pwu Patty
United States, Princeton
Princeton University
Honscheiď, Klaus
United States, Columbus
The Ohio State University
Hoyle, Ben
Germany, Munich
Ludwig-maximilians-universität München
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
Hubmayr, Johannes
United States, Gaithersburg
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Huffenberger, Kevin M.
United States, Tallahassee
Florida State University
Hughes, John P.
United States, New Brunswick
Rutgers University–new Brunswick
Jaelani, Anton Timur
Japan, Higashiosaka
Kindai University
Indonesia, Bandung
Institut Teknologi Bandung
Jain, Bhuvnesh
United States, Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
James, David J.
United States, Cambridge
Harvard-smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Jeltema, Tesla E.
United States, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics
Kent, Stephen M.
United States, Batavia
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
United States, Chicago
The University of Chicago
Knowles, Kenda
South Africa, Durban
University of Kwazulu-natal
Koopman, Brian J.
United States, New Haven
Yale University
Kuehn, Kyler W.
Australia, Sydney
Macquarie University
United States, Flagstaff
Lowell Observatory
Lahav, Ofer
United Kingdom, London
University College London
Lima, Marcos
Brazil, Sao Paulo
Universidade de São Paulo
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Laboratório Interinstitucional de E-astronomia
Lin, Yen Ting
Taiwan, Nankang
Academia Sinica Taiwan
Lokken, Martine
Canada, Toronto
University of Toronto
Loubser, Ilani Ilani
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
MacCrann, Niall
United States, Columbus
The Ohio State University
Maia, Marcioa Antonio Geimba
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Laboratório Interinstitucional de E-astronomia
Brazil, Sao Cristovao
Observatório Nacional
Marriage, Tobias A.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Martin, Jose Alberto Rubiño
Unknown Affiliation
McMahon, Jeffrey John
United States, Chicago
The University of Chicago
United States, Ann Arbor
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Melchior, Peter
United States, Princeton
Princeton University
Menanteau, Felipe
United States, Urbana
University of Illinois Urbana-champaign
Miquel, Ramon
Spain, Cerdanyola Del Valles
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Spain, Barcelona
Institució Catalana de Recerca I Estudis Avançats
Moodley, Kavilan
South Africa, Durban
University of Kwazulu-natal
Morgan, Robert A.
United States, Madison
University of Wisconsin-madison
Mroczkowski, Tony K.
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
European Southern Observatory
Nati, Federico
Italy, Milan
Università Degli Studi Di Milano-bicocca
Newburgh, Laura B.
United States, New Haven
Yale University
Niemack, Michael D.
United States, Ithaca
Cornell University
Nishizawa, Atsushi J.
Japan, Nagoya
Nagoya University
Miyatake, Hironao
Japan, Tokyo
The University of Tokyo
Japan, Nagoya
Nagoya University
Ogando, R. L.C.
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Laboratório Interinstitucional de E-astronomia
Brazil, Sao Cristovao
Observatório Nacional
Orlowski-Scherer, John L.
United States, Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Page, Lyman A.
United States, Princeton
Princeton University
Palmese, Antonella
United States, Batavia
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
United States, Chicago
The University of Chicago
Partridge, Bruce
United States, Haverford
Haverford College
Paz-Chinchón, Francisco
United States, Urbana
University of Illinois Urbana-champaign
United Kingdom, Cambridge
University of Cambridge
Phakathi, Phumlani
South Africa, Durban
University of Kwazulu-natal
Plazas, Andreas Alejandro
United States, Princeton
Princeton University
Robertson, Naomi Clare
United Kingdom, Cambridge
Institute of Astronomy
United Kingdom, Cambridge
University of Cambridge
Römer, Anita Kathy
United Kingdom, Brighton
University of Sussex
Carnero Rosell, A. R.
Spain, San Cristobal de la Laguna
Instituto Astrofisico de Canarias
Spain, San Cristobal de la Laguna
Universidad de la Laguna
Sánchez, Eusebio J.
Spain, Madrid
Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
Schaan, Emmanuel
United States, Berkeley
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
United States, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
Schillaci, Alessandro
United States, Pasadena
California Institute of Technology
Sehgal, Neelima
United States, Stony Brook
Stony Brook University
Serrano, Santiago
Spain, Barcelona
Instituto de Estudios Espaciales de Cataluña
Spain, Cerdanyola Del Valles
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Shin, Tae-hyeon
United States, Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Simon, Sara M.
United States, Batavia
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Smith, Matthew C.
United Kingdom, Southampton
University of Southampton
Salatino, Maria
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Soares-Santos, Marcelle
United States, Ann Arbor
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Staggs, Suzanne T.
United States, Princeton
Princeton University
Storer, Émilie R.
United States, Princeton
Princeton University
Suchyta, Eric
United States, Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Swanson, Mollye E.C.
United States, Urbana
University of Illinois Urbana-champaign
Tarlè, Gregory G.
United States, Ann Arbor
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Thomas, Daniel B.
United Kingdom, Portsmouth
University of Portsmouth
To, Chunhao
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
United States, Menlo Park
Slac National Accelerator Laboratory
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Trac, H. Y.
United States, Pittsburgh
Carnegie Mellon University
Ullom, Joel N.
United States, Gaithersburg
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Vale, Leila R.
United States, Gaithersburg
National Institute of Standards and Technology
van Lanen, Jeffrey L.
United States, Gaithersburg
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Vavagiakis, Eve M.
United States, Ithaca
Cornell University
De Vicente, J. F.
Spain, Madrid
Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
Wilkinson, Reese D.
United Kingdom, Brighton
University of Sussex
Wollack, Edward J.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Xu, Zhilei
United States, Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Statistics
Citations: 68
Authors: 147
Affiliations: 76
Identifiers
Doi:
10.3847/1538-4365/abd023
ISSN:
00670049
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