The XMM large-scale structure survey: An initial sample of galaxy groups and clusters to a redshift z < 0.6

J. P. Willis; F. Pacaud; I. Valtchanov; M. Pierre; T. Ponman; A. Read; S. Andreon; B. Altieri; H. Quintana; S. Dos Santos; M. Birkinshaw; M. Bremer; P. A. Duc; G. Galaz; E. Gosset; L. Jones; J. Surdej

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.09473.x

The XMM large-scale structure survey: An initial sample of galaxy groups and clusters to a redshift z < 0.6

J. P. Willis^*, F. Pacaud, I. Valtchanov, M. Pierre, T. Ponman, A. Read, S. Andreon, B. Altieri, H. Quintana, S. Dos Santos, M. Birkinshaw, M. Bremer, P. A. Duc, G. Galaz, E. Gosset, L. Jones, J. Surdej

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We present X-ray and optical spectroscopic observations of 12 galaxy groups and clusters identified within the X-ray Multi-Minor (XMM) Large-Scale Structure (LSS) survey. Groups and clusters are selected as extended X-ray sources from a 3.5 deg2 XMM image mosaic above a flux limit 8 × 10 ^-15 erg s^-1 cm^-2 in the [0.5-2] keV energy band. Deep BVRI images and multi-object spectroscopy confirm each source as a galaxy concentration located within the redshift interval 0.29 < z < 0.56. We combine line-of-sight velocity dispersions with the X-ray properties of each structure computed from a two-dimensional surface brightness model and a single temperature fit to the XMM spectral data. The resulting distribution of X-ray luminosity, temperature and velocity dispersion indicate that the XMM-LSS survey is detecting low-mass clusters and galaxy groups to redshifts z < 0.6. Confirmed systems display little or no evidence for X-ray luminosity evolution at a given X-ray temperature compared to lower-redshift X-ray group and cluster samples. A more complete understanding of these trends will be possible with the compilation of a statistically complete sample of galaxy groups and clusters anticipated within the continuing XMM-LSS survey.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	675-691
Number of pages	17
Journal	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Volume	363
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.09473.x
Publication status	Published - 21 Oct 2005

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Large-scale structure of Universe
Surveys
X-rays: galaxies: clusters

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Willis, J. P., Pacaud, F., Valtchanov, I., Pierre, M., Ponman, T., Read, A., Andreon, S., Altieri, B., Quintana, H., Dos Santos, S., Birkinshaw, M., Bremer, M., Duc, P. A., Galaz, G., Gosset, E., Jones, L., & Surdej, J. (2005). The XMM large-scale structure survey: An initial sample of galaxy groups and clusters to a redshift z < 0.6. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 363(2), 675-691. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.09473.x

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