New constraints on H _0 and _m from SZE/X-ray data and baryon acoustic oscillations

Equations of motion in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C10) Macroscopic interaction of the gravitational field with matter (hydrodynamics, etc.) (83C55) Relativistic cosmology (83F05) Radiative transfer in astronomy and astrophysics (85A25) Astrophysical cosmology (85A40)

Abstract: The Hubble constant,

H_{0}

, sets the scale of the size and age of the Universe and its determination from independent methods is still worthwhile to be investigated. In this article, by using the Sunyaev-Zel`dovich effect and X-ray surface brightness data from 38 galaxy clusters observed by Bonamente {it{et al.}} (2006), we obtain a new estimate of

H_{0}

in the context of a flat

L a m b d a

CDM model. There is a degeneracy on the mass density parameter (

O m e g a_{m}

) which is broken by applying a joint analysis involving the baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO) as given by Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). This happens because the BAO signature does not depend on

H_{0}

. Our basic finding is that a joint analysis involving these tests yield

H_{0} = 0.76 5_{- 0.033}^{+ 0.035}

km s

^{- 1}

Mpc

^{- 1}

and

O m e g a_{m} = 0.2 7_{- 0.02}^{+ 0.03}

. Since the hypothesis of spherical geometry assumed by Bonamente {it {et al.}} is questionable, we have also compared the above results to a recent work where a sample of triaxial galaxy clusters has been considered.

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