The Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect in galaxy clusters as a tool for estimating cosmological parameters

Clusters of galaxies provide us with a sensitive probe with which to study the Universe. Their mass function is strongly dependent on the cosmological parameters, which govern the dynamical evolution of the Universe and they also provide a representative sample of ~he Universal matter distribution....

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Main Author: Valkonen, Laura Elina
Published: University of Sussex 2007
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.487558