Title
Scaling relations for galaxy clusters: Properties and evolution
Author
Giodini, S.
Lovisari, L.
Pointecouteau, E.
Ettori, S.
Reiprich, T.H.
Hoekstra, H.
Publication year
2013
Abstract
Well-calibrated scaling relations between the observable properties and the total masses of clusters of galaxies are important for understanding the physical processes that give rise to these relations. They are also a critical ingredient for studies that aim to constrain cosmological parameters using galaxy clusters. For this reason much effort has been spent during the last decade to better understand and interpret relations of the properties of the intra-cluster medium. Improved X-ray data have expanded the mass range down to galaxy groups, whereas SZ surveys have opened a new observational window on the intracluster medium. In addition, continued progress in the performance of cosmological simulations has allowed a better understanding of the physical processes and selection effects affecting the observed scaling relations. Here we review the recent literature on various scaling relations, focussing on the latest observational measurements and the progress in our understanding of the deviations from self similarity. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.
Subject
Physics & Electronics
AS - Acoustics & Sonar
TS - Technical Sciences
Space
Aviation
Information Society
Galaxy clusters
Intracluster matter
Large-scale structure of the Universe
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-013-9994-5
TNO identifier
476213
Source
Space Science Reviews, 177 (1-4), 247-282
Document type
article