I use computer simulations to examine the evolution of close galaxy pair counts and the formation of galaxy clusters. I show that the evolution of the close...
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PublicationGalaxy pairs and clusters in a lambda CDM universe: Bridging observation and simulation
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PublicationGrowing a `cosmic beast': observations and simulations of MACS J0717.5+3745
We present a gravitational lensing and X-ray analysis of a massive galaxy cluster and its surroundings. The core of MACS J0717.5+3745 (M(R
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NewsIAC scientists complete an unprecedented study of the masses of over 500 clusters of galaxies
A team of researchers from the cosmology group at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias has obtained one of the most accurate measurements of the masses of...
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NewsIAC Scientists have characterized over 200 new clusters of galaxies first detected by the Planck satellite using the telescopes on La Palma
An international team led by the group of Cosmology with Galaxy Clusters of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), including researchers from the...
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PublicationIdentification of Superclusters and Their Properties in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Using the WHL Cluster Catalog
Superclusters are the largest massive structures in the cosmic web, on tens to hundreds of megaparsec scales. They are the largest assembly of galaxy clusters...
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PublicationMicrowave spectro-polarimetry of matter and radiation across space and time
This paper discusses the science case for a sensitive spectro-polarimetric survey of the microwave sky. Such a survey would provide a tomographic and dynamic...
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PublicationOptical Identifications of Galaxy Clusters Among Objects from the Second Planck Catalogue of Sunyaev-Zeldovich Sources
We present the results of optical identifications and spectroscopic redshift measurements for galaxy clusters from the second Planck catalogue of Sunyaev...
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PublicationOptical Identifications of High-Redshift Galaxy Clusters from the Planck Sunyaev-Zeldovich Survey
We present the results of optical identifications and spectroscopic redshift measurements for galaxy clusters from the second Planck catalogue of Sunyaev...
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PublicationRaining in MKW 3 s: A Chandra-MUSE Analysis of X-Ray Cold Filaments around 3CR 318.1
We present the analysis of X-ray and optical observations of gas filaments observed in the radio source 3CR 318.1, associated with NGC 5920, the brightest...