Constraining dark energy with Sunyaev-Zeldovich cluster surveys

Oct, 2001
5 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.Lett. 88 (2002) 231301
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Report number:
  • DAMTP-2001-94

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Abstract: (arXiv)
We discuss the prospects of constraining the properties of a dark energy component, with particular reference to a time varying equation of state, using future cluster surveys selected by their Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect. We compute the number of clusters expected for a given set of cosmological parameters and propogate the errors expected from a variety of surveys. In the short term they will constrain dark energy in conjunction with future observations of type Ia supernovae, but may in time do so in their own right.