Discovery and Multiwavelength Analysis of a New Dissociative Galaxy Cluster Merger: The Champagne Cluster

We report the discovery of a new binary galaxy cluster merger, the Champagne Cluster (RM J130558.9+263048.4), using a detection method that identifies dynamically active clusters in the redMaPPer Sloan Digital Sky Survey DR8 photometric galaxy cluster catalog. The Champagne Cluster exhibits the clas...

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Published in:The Astrophysical Journal
Main Authors: Faik Bouhrik, Rodrigo Stancioli, David Wittman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ade67c