A survey of rich clusters of galaxies with HEAO 1. II

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Feb 1981

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 243, Feb. 1, 1981, p. 681-689.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Galactic Clusters, Heao 1, X Ray Sources, Astronomical Models, Correlation, Luminosity

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Results are presented of an X-ray survey of approximately 1900 Abell clusters of galaxies performed with the NRL large-area X-ray detectors on HEAO 1. The cluster luminosity function derived from the observations made at ecliptic longitudes between 80 and 180 deg and 260 and 360 deg is fit with both power law and exponential relations, and used to estimate a total contribution of Abell clusters to the volume emissivity of the diffuse X-ray background of between 3 and 10%. No strong correlation is found between X-ray luminosity and Bautz-Morgan class, richness class or 26-MHz radio power, although B-M type I and Abell richness class 3 appear more likely to be strong X-ray sources. A correlation is suggested between optical radius and X-ray luminosity.

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