Clustering in the Las Campanas Distant Cluster Survey

dc.creatorGonzalez, Anthony H.
dc.creatorZaritsky, Dennis
dc.creatorWechsler, Risa H.
dc.date2001-10-15
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:00:50Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:00:50Z
dc.descriptionWe utilize a sample of galaxy clusters at 0.35<z<0.6 drawn from the Las Campanas Distant Cluster Survey (LCDCS) to provide the first non-local constraint on the cluster-cluster spatial correlation function. The LCDCS catalog, which covers an effective area of 69 square degrees, contains over 1000 cluster candidates. Estimates of the redshift and velocity dispersion exist for all candidates, which enables construction of statistically completed, volume-limited subsamples. In this analysis we measure the angular correlation function for four such subsamples at z~0.5. After correcting for contamination, we then derive spatial correlation lengths via Limber inversion. We find that the resulting correlation lengths depend upon mass, as parameterized by the mean cluster separation, in a manner that is consistent with both local observations and CDM predictions for the clustering strength at z=0.5.
dc.description5 pages, 2 figures, conference proceedings for "Where's the Matter?: Tracing Dark and Bright Matter with the New Generation of Large Scale Surveys", Marseille, France, 25-29 June 2001, eds. L. Tresse & M. Treyer
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0110337
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0110337
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/3541
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleClustering in the Las Campanas Distant Cluster Survey
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