Abstract

We present a comprehensive lensing analysis of the rich cluster Cl0024+1654 (z=0.395) based on panoramic sparse-sampled imaging conducted with the WFPC2 and STIS cameras on board the Hubble Space Telescope. By comparing higher fidelity signals in the limited STIS data with the wider field data available from WFPC2, we demonstrate an ability to detect reliably weak lensing signals to a cluster radius of ≃5 h −1 65 Mpc where the mean shear is around 1%. This enables us to study the distribution of dark matter with respect to the cluster light over an unprecedented range of cluster radius and environments. The projected mass distribution reveals a secondary concentration representing 30% of the overall cluster mass, which is also visible in the distribution of cluster member galaxies. We develop a method to derive the projected mass profile of the main cluster taking into account the influence of the secondary clump. We normalize the mass profile determined from the shear by assuming that background galaxies selected with 23 2.4. An isothermal mass profile is therefore strongly rejected, whereas a NFW profile with M200= 6.1 +1.2 1.1 10 14 h −1 65 M⊙ provides a good fit to the lensing data. We isolate cluster members according to their optical-near infrared colors; the red cluster light closely traces the dark matter with a mean mass-to-light ratio of M/LK= 40±5 h65 M⊙/L⊙. Similar profiles for mass and light on 1-5 Mpc scales are expected if cluster assembly is largely governed by infalling groups. Subject headings: cosmology: observations — gravitational lensing — cluster of galaxies: individual (Cl 0024+1654)

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