H. Böhringer
The ROSAT-ESO Flux-limited X-Ray (REFLEX) Galaxy Cluster Survey. IV. The X-Ray Luminosity Function
Böhringer, H.; Collins, C.A.; Guzzo, L.; Schuecker, P.; Voges, W.; Neumann, D.M.; Schindler, S.; Chincarini, G.; De Grandi, S.; Cruddace, R.G.; Edge, A.C.; Reiprich, T.H.; Shaver, P.
Authors
C.A. Collins
L. Guzzo
P. Schuecker
W. Voges
D.M. Neumann
S. Schindler
G. Chincarini
S. De Grandi
R.G. Cruddace
Professor Alastair Edge alastair.edge@durham.ac.uk
Professor
T.H. Reiprich
P. Shaver
Abstract
The X-ray galaxy cluster sample from the REFLEX Cluster Survey, which covers the X-ray brightest galaxy clusters detected in the ROSAT All-Sky Survey in the southern sky, is used to construct the X-ray luminosity function of clusters in the local universe. With 452 clusters detected above an X-ray flux limit of 3 × 10-12 ergs s-1 cm-2 in 4.24 sr of the sky, this sample is the most comprehensive X-ray cluster sample with a well-documented selection function, providing the best current census of the local X-ray galaxy cluster population. In this paper we discuss the construction of the luminosity function and the effects of flux measurement errors and of variations with sample region, and we compare the results with those from previous surveys.
Citation
Böhringer, H., Collins, C., Guzzo, L., Schuecker, P., Voges, W., Neumann, D., …Shaver, P. (2002). The ROSAT-ESO Flux-limited X-Ray (REFLEX) Galaxy Cluster Survey. IV. The X-Ray Luminosity Function. Astrophysical Journal, 566(1), 93-102. https://doi.org/10.1086/338072
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Feb 1, 2002 |
Deposit Date | Sep 12, 2013 |
Publicly Available Date | Jan 3, 2014 |
Journal | Astrophysical Journal |
Print ISSN | 0004-637X |
Electronic ISSN | 1538-4357 |
Publisher | American Astronomical Society |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 566 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 93-102 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1086/338072 |
Keywords | Cosmology, Observations, Galaxies, Clusters, Large-scale structure of universe, X-rays. |
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