Re-examination of the Hubble Constant from the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect: Implication for Cosmological Parameters
arXiv:astro-ph/9610080 · doi:10.1093/pasj/48.6.L107
Abstract
We performed a systematic and comprehensive estimate of the Hubble constant $H_0$ via the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich temperature decrement and the X-ray measurements for clusters up to the redshift $z=0.541$, with particular attention to its dependence on the density parameter $Ω_0$, and the cosmological constant $λ_0$. The resulting values of $H_0$ are largely consistent with that derived from the Cepheid distance for nearby galaxies. We discuss how the angular diameter distance $d_A$ vs. $z$ diagram from the accurate SZ measurements of high-$z$ clusters can distinguish the values of $Ω_0$ and $λ_0$.
11 pages. 3 postscript figures included. Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan (Letters), 1996, vol.48, No.6, in press