The XXL Survey II. The bright cluster sample: catalogue and luminosity function

PACAUD, F.; CLERC, N.; Giles, P.; ADAMI, C.; SADIBEKOVA, T.; PIERRE, M.; Maughan, B.; Lieu, M.; LE FEVRE, J.; Alis, Sinan; ALTIERI, B.; ARDILA, F.; Baldry, I.; BENOIST, C.; Birkinshaw, M.; CHIAPPETTI, L.; Democles, J.; ECKERT, D.; EVRARD, A.; FACCIOLI, L.; GASTALDELLO, F.; GUENNOU, L.; Horellou, C.; IOVINO, A.; KOULOURIDIS, E.; LE BRUN, V.; LIDMAN, C.; Liske, J.; MAUROGORDATO, S.; MENANTEAU, F.; OWERS, M.; POGGIANTI, B.; POMAREDE, D.; POMPEI, E.; Ponman, T.; Rapetti, D.; REIPRICH, T.; Smith, G.; TUFFS, R.; VALAGEAS, P.; VALTCHANOV, I.; Willis, J.; Ziparo, F.

doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201526891

The XXL Survey II. The bright cluster sample: catalogue and luminosity function

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ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS, vol.592, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 592
Publication Date: 2016
Doi Number: 10.1051/0004-6361/201526891
Journal Name: ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Keywords: surveys, X-rays: galaxies: clusters, galaxies: clusters: intracluster medium, large-scale structure of Universe cosmological parameters, XMM-LSS SURVEY, SCALE STRUCTURE SURVEY, X-RAY DATA, MEDIUM-SENSITIVITY SURVEY, MASSIVE GALAXY CLUSTERS, SPT-SZ SURVEY, COSMOLOGICAL CONSTRAINTS, PARAMETER CONSTRAINTS, PRECISION COSMOLOGY, OBSERVED GROWTH
Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Context. The XXL Survey is the largest survey carried out by the XMM-Newton satellite and covers a total area of 50 square degrees distributed over two fields. It primarily aims at investigating the large-scale structures of the Universe using the distribution of galaxy clusters and active galactic nuclei as tracers of the matter distribution. The survey will ultimately uncover several hundreds of galaxy clusters out to a redshift of similar to 2 at a sensitivity of similar to 10 (14) erg s (1) cm (2) in the [0.5-2] keV band.