Simulation of a combined SZE and weak lensing cluster survey for AMiBA experiment
Journal
Modern Physics Letters A
Journal Volume
19
Journal Issue
13-16
Pages
1027-1030
Date Issued
2004
Author(s)
Abstract
We present simulations of interferometric Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect (SZE) and optical weak lenisng observations for the forthcoming AMIBA experiment, aiming at searching for high-redshift clusters of galaxies. On the basis of simulated sky maps, we have derived theoretical halo number counts and redshift distributions of selected halo samples for an AMIBA SZE survey and a weak lensing follow-up survey. By utilizing the conditional number counts of weak lensing halos with the faint SZE detection, we show that a combined SZE and weak lensing survey can gain an additional fainter halo sample at a given false positive rate, which cannot be obtained from either survey alone.
Type
journal article