A Complete Sample of 12 Very X-Ray Luminous Galaxy Clusters at z > 0.5.

Ebeling, H.; Barrett, E.; Donovan, D.; Ma, C.J.; Edge, A.C.; van Speybroeck, L.

Abstract

We present the statistically complete and cosmologically most relevant subset of the 12 most distant galaxy clusters detected at z > 0.5 by the Massive Cluster Survey (MACS). Ten of these systems are new discoveries; only two (MACS J0018.5+1626, aka Cl 0016+1609, and MACS J0454.1-0300, aka MS 0451.6-0305) were previously known. We provide fundamental cluster properties derived from our optical and X-ray follow-up observations as well as the selection function in tabulated form to facilitate cosmological studies using this sample.

Citation

Ebeling, H., Barrett, E., Donovan, D., Ma, C., Edge, A., & van Speybroeck, L. (2007). A Complete Sample of 12 Very X-Ray Luminous Galaxy Clusters at z > 0.5. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 661(1), L33-L36. https://doi.org/10.1086/518603

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 3, 2007
• Online Publication Date: May 3, 2007
• Publication Date: 2007-05
• Journal: Astrophysical Journal Letters
• Print ISSN: 2041-8205
• Electronic ISSN: 2041-8213
• Publisher: American Astronomical Society
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 661
• Issue: 1
• Pages: L33-L36
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1086/518603
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1561186