Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2002-03-22
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
13 pages, MNRAS accepted
Scientific paper
10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05514.x
We describe some of the first X-ray detections of groups of galaxies at high redshifts (z~0.4), based on the UK deep X-ray survey of McHardy et al (1998). Combined with other deep ROSAT X-ray surveys with nearly complete optical identifications, we investigate the X-ray evolution of these systems. We find no evidence for evolution of the X-ray luminosity function up to z=0.5 at the low luminosities of groups of galaxies and poor clusters (Lx>3e42 erg/s), although the small sample size precludes very accurate measurements. This result confirms and extends to lower luminosities current results based on surveys at brighter X-ray fluxes. The evolution of the X-ray luminosity function of these low luminosity systems is more sensitive to the thermal history of the intra-group medium (IGM) than to cosmological parameters. Energy injection into the IGM (from for example supernovae or AGN winds) is required to explain the X-ray properties of nearby groups. The observed lack of evolution suggests that the energy injection occured at redshifts z>0.5.
Jones Robert L.
Mason Keith
McHardy Ian
Newsam Andrew
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