RELICS: ICL Analysis of the $z=0.566$ merging cluster WHL J013719.8-08284

We present a pilot study of the intracluster light (ICL) in massive clusters using imaging of the $z=0.566$ cluster of galaxies WHL J013719.8-08284 observed by the RELICS project with the HST. We measure the ICL fraction in four optical ACS/WFC filters (F435W, F475W, F606W, and F814W) and five infrared WFC3/IR bands (F105W, F110W, F125W, F140W, and F160W). The ICL maps are calculated using the free of a priori assumptions algorithm CICLE, and the cluster membership is estimated from photometric properties. We find optical ICL fractions that range between $\sim$6\% and 19\% in nice agreement with the values found in previous works for merging clusters. We also observe an ICL fraction excess between 3800 \AA and 4800 \AA, previously identified as a signature of merging clusters at $0.18

Keywords:

• Photometry (optics)
• Population
• Physics
• Infrared
• Galaxy cluster
• Galaxy
• Astrophysics
• Cluster (physics)
• Stars

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