Open AccessMicrowave background anisotropies and non‐linear structures ‐‐ II. Numerical computations
Author(s) -
Dabrowski Y.,
Hobson M. P.,
Lasenby A. N.,
Doran C.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
monthly notices of the royal astronomical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.058
H-Index - 383
eISSN - 1365-2966
pISSN - 0035-8711
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-8711.1999.02164.x
Subject(s) - physics , cosmic microwave background , gravitational lens , astrophysics , redshift , quasar , spectral density , population , anisotropy , weak gravitational lensing , strong gravitational lensing , microwave , cluster (spacecraft) , computational physics , galaxy , quantum mechanics , statistics , demography , mathematics , sociology , computer science , programming language
A new method for modelling spherically symmetric inhomogeneities is applied to the formation of clusters in an expanding Universe. We impose simple initial velocity and density perturbations of finite extent, and we investigate the subsequent evolution of the density field. Photon paths are also calculated, allowing a detailed consideration of gravitational lensing effects and microwave background anisotropies induced by the cluster. We apply the method to modelling high‐redshift clusters and, in particular, we consider the reported microwave decrement observed towards the quasar pair PC 1643+4631 A&B. We also consider the effect on the primordial microwave background power spectrum due to gravitational lensing by a population of massive high‐redshift clusters.