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Galaxy clusters are the largest gravitationally bound structures in the Universe, and they provide valuable insights into astrophysics and cosmology. One method of studying galaxy clusters - the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect - involves using the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) as a backlight. As CMB photons pass through the hot electron gas of the intracluster medium, a small portion are scattered and gain energy. This causes a distortion in the spectrum of the CMB which depends mainly on the total mass of the galaxy cluster and is independent of redshift, making it an important means of probing high-redshift systems. Only recently have telescopes become sensitive enough to detect the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect for low masses. In this thesis, we discuss the work done using the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect to study low-mass galaxy clusters and to identify new galaxy clusters in CMB maps.
A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Physics in partial fulfillment of the 2019.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references.
Advisory Committee
Kevin Huffenberger, Professor Directing Dissertation; Peixiang Zhao, University Representative; David Collins, Committee Member; Jeremiah Murphy, Committee Member; Harrison Prosper, Committee Member.
Publisher
Florida State University
Identifier
2019_Summer_Fuzia_fsu_0071E_15345
Fuzia, B. (2019). The Sunyaev-Zel'Dovich Effect in Galaxy Clusters. Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/2019_Summer_Fuzia_fsu_0071E_15345
