X-ray Galaxy Clusters as Cosmological Probes

22-Oct-99


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Table of Contents

Overview
X-ray Properties and Galaxy Cluster Masses
The Mass Function of Galaxy Clusters
Advantage of an X-ray Cluster Survey
The NORAS I and REFLEX I Cluster Surveys
The NORAS Cluster Survey
Growth Curve Analysis
Fraction of Undetected Flux
Distribution of Spectral Hardness and Extent
Identification Scheme
The REFLEX Cluster Survey
LX vs redshift for the REFLEX Survey
REFLEX X-ray Bright Cluster Sample
LogN-LogS Distribution of REFLEX Clusters
The X-ray Luminosity Function from REFLEX
Effective Sky Coverage of the REFLEX Survey
Power Spectrum for X-ray Bright Clusters
Outlook

Author: Hans Boehringer

Email: hxb@xray.mpe.mpg.de