CoMaLit III. Literature Catalogs of weak Lensing Clusters of galaxies (LC^2)

TL;DR

This paper compiles and standardizes literature catalogs of weak lensing mass measurements for galaxy clusters, creating three comprehensive datasets that facilitate cosmological and astrophysical research.

Contribution

It introduces three standardized catalogs of weak lensing cluster masses, including single-halo, substructure, and all measurements, with careful handling of duplicates and standardization.

Findings

Produced three comprehensive catalogs: LC2-single, LC2-substructure, LC2-all.

Standardized cluster identifiers, coordinates, redshifts, and mass measurements.

Catalogs are publicly available for community use.

Abstract

The measurement of the mass of clusters of galaxies is crucial for their use in cosmology and astrophysics. Masses can be efficiently determined with weak lensing (WL) analyses. I compiled Literature Catalogs of weak Lensing Clusters (LC$^2$). Cluster identifiers, coordinates, and redshifts have been standardised. WL masses were reported to over-densities of 2500, 500, 200, and to the virial one in the reference $\Lambda$CDM model. Duplicate entries were carefully handled. I produced three catalogs: LC$^2$-single, with 485 unique groups and clusters analysed with the single-halo model; LC$^2$-substructure, listing substructures in complex systems; LC$^2$-all, listing all the 822 WL masses found in literature. The catalogs and future updates are publicly available at http://pico.bo.astro.it/~sereno/CoMaLit/LC2/.