Cluster Mass Reconstruction by a Weak Shear Field
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Cluster Mass Reconstruction by a Weak Shear Field
The tidal gravitational field of galaxy clusters causes a coherent distortion of the images of background sources. Since the distribution of image distortions, namely the shear field, traces the local gravitational potential of a deflector, it can be used to reconstruct the twodimensional mass distribution of clusters of galaxies. Moreover, the shear field can provide unique information on the ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Progress of Theoretical Physics Supplement
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0375-9687
DOI: 10.1143/ptps.133.53