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Proposal ID 067291
Title Are massive clusters always X-ray luminous?
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-f7e9t0h
Principal Investigator, PI Dr Ming Sun
Abstract Studies of galaxy clusters are important for both cosmology and the formation ofbaryonic structures. An important relation in cluster science is the f_gas - Mrelation. However, the cluster samples used to constrain this relation are X-rayselected and the current XMM and Chandra archives are also heavily biased toX-ray selected clusters. To address this important bias, we construct a sampleof 11 most massive clusters from the SDSS-C4 cluster catalog. Six of them havebeen observed by XMM or Chandra but they are all X-ray luminous, while the fiveunobserved clusters are X-ray faint. We propose to observe these five clustersto search for X-ray faint, massive cluster, with potentially importantimplications on the cluster mass - proxy relations.
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Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2011-07-31T01:27:26Z/2011-07-31T06:26:02Z
Version 17.56_20190403_1200
Mission Description The European Space Agencys (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESAs second cornerstone of the Horizon 2000 Science Programme. It carries 3 high throughput X-ray telescopes with an unprecedented effective area, and an optical monitor, the first flown on a X-ray observatory. The large collecting area and ability to make long uninterrupted exposures provide highly sensitive observations. Since Earths atmosphere blocks out all X-rays, only a telescope in space can detect and study celestial X-ray sources. The XMM-Newton mission is helping scientists to solve a number of cosmic mysteries, ranging from the enigmatic black holes to the origins of the Universe itself. Observing time on XMM-Newton is being made available to the scientific community, applying for observational periods on a competitive basis.
Creator Contact https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/xmm-newton-helpdesk
Date Published 2012-08-19T00:00:00Z
Keywords "massive cluster", "SDSS", "XMM", "heavily biased", "xray luminous", "baryonic structures", "galaxy cluster", "xray faint", "chandra archives", "cluster samples", "cluster science", "xray luminous ?."
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr Ming Sun, 2012, 'Are massive clusters always X-ray luminousquestionMark', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-f7e9t0h