Galaxy clusters as portals to the dark universe

• Grant number: 14/13723-3
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Duration: August 01, 2014 - January 31, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Astronomy - Extragalactic Astrophysics
• Principal Investigator: Eduardo Serra Cypriano
• Grantee: Eduardo Serra Cypriano
• Host Institution: Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciências Atmosféricas (IAG). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This project focus on galaxy clusters. Clusters are on the pinnacle of the hierarchical structure formation process in the Universe. For that reason they lie in the crossroads between astrophysics and observational cosmology. The amount and distribution of such objects carry information on the Universe that has formed then, including the dark energy. On the other hand, due to is almost closed nature, clusters can act as cosmic laboratories, where it is possible to study dark matter properties and its interactions among itself and with the rest of the cluster barionic matter. That is why clusters can be seen as portals for the dark universe.Due to its inherent complexity, galaxy clusters requires to use of multiple techniques and observations in multiple wavelengths in order do be properly understood. In this project the emphasis is on optical observations and gravitational lensing techniques that play a very important role on the weight of clusters and mapping of it mass distribution. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

MACHADO, R. E. G.; MONTEIRO-OLIVEIRA, R.; LIMA NETO, G. B.; CYPRIANO, E. S.. Simulating the shocks in the dissociative galaxy cluster Abell 1758N. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v. 451, n. 3, p. 3309-3320, AUG 11 2015. (09/54006-4, 14/13723-3, 10/12277-9)

SAEZ, C.; CAMPUSANO, L. E.; CYPRIANO, E. S.; SODRE, L.; KNEIB, J. -P.. Strong lensing in the inner halo of galaxy clusters. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v. 460, n. 4, p. 4453-4465, AUG 21 2016. (12/00800-4, 14/13723-3)

MONTEIRO-OLIVEIRA, R.; CYPRIANO, E. S.; VITORELLI, A. Z.; RIBEIRO, A. L. B.; SODRE, JR., L.; DUPKE, R.; MENDES DE OLIVEIRA, C.. New insights on the dissociative merging galaxy cluster Abell 2034. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v. 481, n. 1, p. 1097-1114, NOV 2018. (12/00800-4, 09/54006-4, 14/13723-3)

VITORELLI, ANDRE Z.; CYPRIANO, EDUARDO S.; MAKLER, MARTIN; PEREIRA, MARIA E. S.; ERBEN, THOMAS; MORAES, BRUNO. On mass concentrations and magnitude gaps of galaxy systems in the CS82 survey. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v. 474, n. 1, p. 866-875, FEB 2018. (14/13723-3)

MOLINO, A.; COSTA-DUARTE, M. V.; MENDES DE OLIVEIRA, C.; CENARRO, A. J.; LIMA NETO, G. B.; CYPRIANO, E. S.; SODRE, JR., L.; COELHO, P.; CHOW-MARTINEZ, M.; MONTEIRO-OLIVEIRA, R.; et al. J-PLUS: On the identification of new cluster members in the double galaxy cluster A2589 and A2593 using PDFs. Astronomy & Astrophysics, v. 622, FEB 21 2019. (09/54202-8, 14/11806-9, 12/00800-4, 09/54006-4, 11/51680-6, 14/13723-3, 14/18632-6, 16/05254-9)

SOJA, A. C.; SODRE, JR., L.; MONTEIRO-OLIVEIRA, R.; CYPRIANO, E. S.; LIMA NETO, G. B.. A Gemini view of the galaxy cluster RXC J1504-0248: insights on the nature of the central gaseous filaments. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v. 477, n. 3, p. 3279-3292, JUL 2018. (14/13723-3)

MONTEIRO-OLIVEIRA, R.; CYPRIANO, E. S.; MACHADO, R. E. G.; LIMA NETO, G. B.; RIBEIRO, A. L. B.; SODRE, JR., L.; DUPKE, R.. The merger history of the complex cluster Abell 1758: a combined weak lensing and spectroscopic view. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v. 466, n. 3, p. 2614-2632, APR 2017. (10/12277-9, 12/00800-4, 09/54006-4, 14/13723-3)

MONTEIRO-OLIVEIRA, R.; LIMA NETO, G. B.; CYPRIANO, E. S.; MACHADO, R. E. G.; CAPELATO, H. V.; LAGANA, T. F.; DURRET, F.; BAGCHI, J.. Weak lensing and spectroscopic analysis of the nearby dissociative merging galaxy cluster Abell 3376. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v. 468, n. 4, p. 4566-4578, JUL 2017. (12/00578-0, 09/54006-4, 14/13723-3, 10/12277-9)

O'MILL, ANA LAURA; PROUST, DOMINIQUE; CAPELATO, HUGO V.; CASTEJON, MIRIAN; CYPRIANO, EDUARDO S.; LIMA NETO, GASTAO B.; SODRE, JR., LAERTE. Structure and dynamics of the supercluster of galaxies SC0028-0005. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v. 453, n. 1, p. 868-878, OCT 11 2015. (11/09565-5, 13/14817-9, 14/13723-3, 12/00800-4)

MENDES DE OLIVEIRA, C.; RIBEIRO, T.; SCHOENELL, W.; KANAAN, A.; OVERZIER, R. A.; MOLINO, A.; SAMPEDRO, L.; COELHO, P.; BARBOSA, C. E.; CORTESI, A.; et al. The Southern Photometric Local Universe Survey (S-PLUS): improved SEDs, morphologies, and redshifts with 12 optical filters. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v. 489, n. 1, p. 241-267, OCT 2019. (16/12331-0, 18/21661-9, 09/54202-8, 14/11806-9, 18/02444-7, 16/23567-4, 16/21532-9, 11/51680-6, 17/23766-0, 17/01461-2, 14/07684-5, 16/21664-2, 14/13723-3, 16/17119-9, 14/18632-6)

KIIVERI, K.; GRUEN, D.; FINOGUENOV, A.; ERBEN, T.; VAN WAERBEKE, L.; RYKOFF, E.; MILLER, L.; HAGSTOTZ, S.; DUPKE, R.; HENRY, J. PATRICK; et al. CODEX weak lensing mass catalogue and implications on the mass-richness relation. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v. 502, n. 1, p. 1494-1526, MAR 2021. (14/13723-3)

MOLINO, A.; COSTA-DUARTE, M. V.; MENDES DE OLIVEIRA, C.; CENARRO, A. J.; LIMA NETO, G. B.; CYPRIANO, E. S.; SODRE, L., JR.; COELHO, P.; CHOW-MARTINEZ, M.; MONTEIRO-OLIVEIRA, R.; et al. J-PLUS: On the identification of new cluster members in the double galaxy cluster A2589 and A2593 using PDFs. ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS, v. 622, p. 14-pg., 2019-02-21. (09/54202-8, 14/18632-6, 11/51680-6, 14/11806-9, 12/00800-4, 16/05254-9, 14/13723-3, 09/54006-4)