Results from the REFLEX Cluster Survey
Astrophysics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
Based on the ROSAT All-Sky Survey we have conducted a large redshift survey as an ESO key programme to identify and secure redshifts for the X-ray brightest clusters found in the southern hemisphere. We present first results for a highly controlled sample for a flux limit of 3 10-12 erg/s/cm+2 comprising 475 clusters (87% with redshifts). The logN-logS function of the sample shows an almost perfect Euclidian slope and a preliminary X-ray luminosity function is presented.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9809381,
title = {Results from the REFLEX Cluster Survey},
author = {H. Böhringer and L. Guzzo and C. A. Collins and D. M. Neumann and S. Schindler and P. Schuecker and R. Cruddace and G. Chincarini and S. De Grandi and A. C. Edge and H. T. MacGillivray and P. Shaver and G. Vettolani and W. Voges},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9809381},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
4 pages, 3 figures, To appear in the proceedings of the 14th IAP meeting: "Wide Field Surveys in Cosmology", Y. Mellier & S. Colombi (eds.)