Cross-Correlation Lensing: Determining Galaxy and Cluster Mass Profiles from Statistical Weak Lensing Measurements

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dc.creatorJohnston, David E.
dc.creatorSheldon, Erin S.
dc.creatorTasitsiomi, Argyro
dc.creatorFrieman, Joshua A.
dc.creatorWechsler, Risa
dc.creatorMcKay, Timothy A.
dc.date2005-07-20
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T10:43:16Z
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dc.descriptionWe present a new non-parametric method for determining mean 3D density and mass profiles from weak lensing measurements around stacked samples of galaxies or clusters, that is, from measurement of the galaxy-shear or cluster-shear correlation functions. Since the correlation function is statistically isotropic, this method evades problems, such as projection of large-scale structure along the line of sight or halo asphericity, that complicate attempts to infer masses from weak lensing measurements of individual objects. We demonstrate the utility of this method in measuring halo profiles, galaxy-mass and cluster-mass cross-correlation functions, and cluster virial masses. We test this method on an N-body simulation and show that it correctly and accurately recovers the 3D density and mass profiles of halos. We find no evidence of problems due to a mass sheet degeneracy in the simulation. Cross-correlation lensing provides a powerful method for calibrating the mass-observable relation for use in measurement of the cluster mass function in large surveys. It can also be used on large scales to measure and remove the halo bias and thereby provide a direct measurement of Omega_m * sigma_8.
dc.descriptionsubmitted to APJ
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0507467
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0507467
dc.identifierAstrophys.J.656:27-41,2007
dc.identifierdoi:10.1086/510060
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/182182
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleCross-Correlation Lensing: Determining Galaxy and Cluster Mass Profiles from Statistical Weak Lensing Measurements
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