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Clusters in the Optical

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2016

Lori M. Lubin
Lori M. Lubin*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616

Abstract

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I present a brief review of studies of galaxy clusters in the optical. Clusters of galaxies were historically detected in the optical, and this selection provided the first large, statistical samples of clusters. I describe how these samples have been instrumental in characterizing the properties of the local cluster population, tracing large scale structure, and constraining cosmology. More sophisticated cluster detection techniques in the optical have now made it possible to detect large numbers of clusters up to z ~ 1.4. I describe these advances and discuss how large-area and deep surveys are being used to determine the evolution in the global cluster properties and the properties of cluster galaxy populations.

Type
I. Joint Discussions
Information
Highlights of Astronomy , Volume 13 , 2005 , pp. 286 - 290
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Pacific 2005

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