ar X iv : a st ro - p h / 99 11 28 5 v 2 1 0 O ct 2 00 0 Weak Gravitational Lensing by the Nearby Cluster Abell 3667
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We present two weak lensing reconstructions of the nearby (zcl = 0.055) merging cluster Abell 3667, based on observations taken ∼ 1 year apart under different seeing conditions. This is the lowest redshift cluster with a weak lensing mass reconstruction to date. The reproducibility of features in the two mass maps demonstrate that weak lensing studies of low-redshift clusters are feasible. These data constitute the first results from an X-ray luminosity-selected weak lensing survey of 19 low-redshift (z < 0.1) southern clusters. Subject headings: galaxies: clusters: individual (Abell 3667), gravitational lensing
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