Deficit of distant X-ray-emitting galaxy clusters and implications for cluster evolution

Castander, F. J.; Bower, Richard G.; Ellis, Richard S.; Aragón-Salamanca, Alfonso; Mason, K. O.; Hasinger, G.; McMahon, R. G.; Carrera, Francisco J.; Mittaz, J. P. D.; Pérez-Fournón, I.; Lehto, H. J.

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“…ROSAT-PSPC archival pointed observations were intensively used for serendipitous searches of distant clusters. These projects, which are now completed or nearing completion, include: the RIXOS survey (Castander et al 1995), the ROSAT Deep Cluster Survey (RDCS, Rosati et al 1995Rosati et al , 1998 (Vikhlinin et al 1998b), the ROSAT Optical X-ray Survey (ROXS, Donahue et al 2001). ROSAT-HRI pointed observations, which are characterized by a better angular resolution although with higher instrumental background, have also been used to search for distant clusters in the Brera Multi-scale Wavelet catalog (BMW, Campana et al 1999).…”

Section: X-ray Cluster Surveysmentioning

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The Evolution of X-Ray Clusters of Galaxies

Rosati

Borgani

Norman

2002

Annu. Rev. Astron. Astrophys.

448

467

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Considerable progress has been made over the last decade in the study of the evolutionary trends of the population of galaxy clusters in the Universe. In this review we focus on observations in the X-ray band. X-ray surveys with the ROSAT satellite, supplemented by follow-up studies with ASCA and Beppo-SAX, have allowed an assessment of the evolution of the space density of clusters out to z ≈ 1, and the evolution of the physical properties of the intra-cluster medium out to z ≈ 0.5. With the advent of Chandra and Newton-XMM, and their unprecedented sensitivity and angular resolution, these studies have been extended beyond redshift unity and have revealed the complexity of the thermodynamical structure of clusters. The properties of the intra-cluster gas are significantly affected by non-gravitational processes including star formation and Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) activity. Convincing evidence has emerged for modest evolution of both the bulk of the X-ray cluster population and their thermodynamical properties since redshift unity. Such an observational scenario is consistent with hierarchical models of structure formation in a flat low density universe with Ωm ≃ 0.3 and σ8 ≃ 0.7 − 0.8 for the normalization of the power spectrum. Basic methodologies for construction of X-ray-selected cluster samples are reviewed and implications of cluster evolution for cosmological models are discussed.

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Section: X-ray Cluster Surveysmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Evolution of X-Ray Clusters of Galaxies

Rosati

Borgani

Norman

2002

Annu. Rev. Astron. Astrophys.

448

467

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“…More recently a number of surveys (Castander et al 1995 ;Collins et al 1997 ;Jones et al 1998 ;Rosati et al 1998 ;Vikhlinin et al 1998a ;Romer et al 2000) have been created from serendipitous detections in pointed ROSAT -PSPC observations. These surveys go much deeper than the EMSS but over smaller areas ; the largest single survey is the Bright SHARC survey of Romer et al (2000), which covers 179 deg2 to a Ñux limit of^2 ] 10~13 ergs s~1 cm~2.…”

Section: Cluster Surveysmentioning

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A Serendipitous Galaxy Cluster Survey withXMM: Expected Catalog Properties and Scientific Applications

Romer

Viana

Liddle

et al. 2001

ApJ

166

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This paper describes a serendipitous galaxy cluster survey that we plan to conduct with the XMM X-ray satellite. We have modeled the expected properties of such a survey for three di †erent cosmological models, using an extended Press-Schechter formalism combined with a detailed characterization of the expected capabilities of the European Photon Imaging Camera (EPIC) camera on board XMM. We estimate that, over the 10 yr design lifetime of XMM, the EPIC camera will image a total of^800 deg2 in Ðelds suitable for the serendipitous detection of clusters of galaxies. For the presently favored low-density model with a cosmological constant, our simulations predict that this survey area would yield a catalog of more than 8000 clusters, ranging from poor to very rich systems, with around 750 detections above z \ 1. A low-density open universe yields similar numbers, though with a di †erent redshift distribution, while a critical-density universe gives considerably fewer clusters. This dependence of catalog properties on cosmology means that the proposed survey will place strong constraints on the values of and The survey would also facilitate a variety of follow-up projects, including the quan-) 0 ) " . tiÐcation of evolution in the cluster X-ray luminosity-temperature relation, the study of high-redshift galaxies via gravitational lensing, follow-up observations of the Sunyaev-Zeldovich e †ect, and foreground analyses of cosmic microwave background maps.

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“…In this context, X-ray surveys have an important role to play, as it was already the case in the 1980 s and 1990 s (e.g. Romer et al 1994;Castander et al 1995;Collins et al 1997;Henry et al 1997;Bohringer et al 1998;Ebeling et al 1998;Jones et al 1998;Rosati et al 1998;A&A 526, A18 (2011) Vikhlinin et al 1998;De Grandi et al 1999;Romer et al 2000, and Ref. therein).…”

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The XMM-LSS survey: optical assessment and properties of different X-ray selected cluster classes

Adami

Mazure

Pierre

et al. 2010

A&A

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Context. XMM and Chandra opened a new area for the study of clusters of galaxies not only for cluster physics, but also for the detection of faint and distant clusters that were inaccessible with previous missions. Aims. This article presents 66 spectroscopically confirmed clusters (0.05 ≤ z ≤ 1.5) within an area of 6 deg 2 enclosed in the XMM-LSS survey. Almost two thirds have been confirmed with dedicated spectroscopy only and 10% have been confirmed with dedicated spectroscopy supplemented by literature redshifts. Methods. Sub-samples, or classes, of extended-sources are defined in a two-dimensional X-ray parameter space allowing for various degrees of completeness and contamination. We describe the procedure developed to assess the reality of these cluster candidates using the CFHTLS photometric data and spectroscopic information from our own follow-up campaigns. Results. Most of these objects are low-mass clusters, hence constituting a still poorly studied population. In a second step, we quantify the correlations between the optical properties such as richness or velocity dispersion and the cluster X-ray luminosities. We examine the relation of the clusters to the cosmic web. Finally, we review peculiar compact structures in the surveyed area such as very distant clusters and fossil groups.

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Deficit of distant X-ray-emitting galaxy clusters and implications for cluster evolution

Cited by 55 publications

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The Evolution of X-Ray Clusters of Galaxies

The Evolution of X-Ray Clusters of Galaxies

A Serendipitous Galaxy Cluster Survey withXMM: Expected Catalog Properties and Scientific Applications

The XMM-LSS survey: optical assessment and properties of different X-ray selected cluster classes

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