A weak-lensing analysis of the Abell 2163 cluster

2008/04/30 by M. Radovich, E. Puddu, A. Romano +2 · 4 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Abell 2744 #Astrophysics #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #Cluster (spacecraft) #Computer science #Dispersion (optics) #Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena #Galaxy #Galaxy cluster #Galaxy groups and clusters #Luminosity #Measure (data warehouse) #Optics #Physics #Redshift #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #Velocity dispersion #Weak gravitational lensing #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200809731

8 pages, 9 figures, Accepted for publication on Astronomy & Astrophysics, final version

openalex publication_date 2008/05/27 · arxiv created 2008/06/21 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Aims. We attempt to measure the main physical properties (mass, velocity dispersion, and total luminosity) of the cluster Abell 2163.

Citations

• The observed concentration-mass relation for galaxy clusters
• The VIRMOS deep imaging survey: III. ESO/WFI deep U-band imaging of the 0226-04 deep field

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