Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2001-03-14
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal; 5 pages with 2 embedded figures; uses emulateapj.sty; For associated an
Scientific paper
10.1086/320670
We have used the ROSAT All-Sky Survey to detect a known supercluster at z=0.087 in the North Ecliptic Pole region. The X-ray data greatly improve our understanding of this supercluster's characteristics, approximately doubling our knowledge of the structure's spatial extent and tripling the cluster/group membership compared to the optical discovery data. The supercluster is a rich structure consisting of at least 21 galaxy clusters and groups, 12 AGN, 61 IRAS galaxies, and various other objects. A majority of these components were discovered with the X-ray data, but the supercluster is also robustly detected in optical, IR, and UV wavebands. Extending 129 x 102 x 67 (1/h50 Mpc)^3, the North Ecliptic Pole Supercluster has a flattened shape oriented nearly edge-on to our line-of-sight. Owing to the softness of the ROSAT X-ray passband and the deep exposure over a large solid angle, we have detected for the first time a significant population of X-ray emitting galaxy groups in a supercluster. These results demonstrate the effectiveness of X-ray observations with contiguous coverage for studying structure in the Universe.
Boehringer Hans
Briel Ulrich G.
Gioia Isabella Maria
Henry Patrick J.
Huchra John P.
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