Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2008-05-15
Astrophys.J.692:1033-1059,2009
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
ApJ in press (Feb 10, 2009 issue); replacement to match accepted version, includes revisions in response to referee's and comm
Scientific paper
10.1088/0004-637X/692/2/1033
We discuss the measurements of the galaxy cluster mass functions at z=~0.05 and z=~0.5 using high-quality Chandra observations of samples derived from the ROSAT PSPC All-Sky and 400deg^2 surveys. We provide a full reference for the data analysis procedures, present updated calibration of relations between the total cluster mass and its X-ray indicators (T_X, Mgas, and Y_X) based on a subsample of low-z relaxed clusters, and present a first measurement of the evolving L_X-Mtot relation (with Mtot estimated from Y_X) obtained from a well-defined statistically complete cluster sample and with appropriate corrections for the Malmquist bias applied. Finally, we present the derived cluster mass functions, estimate the systematic uncertainties in this measurement, and discuss the calculation of the likelihood function. We confidently measure the evolution in the cluster comoving number density at a fixed mass threshold, e.g., by a factor of 5.0 +- 1.2 at M_500=2.5e14 h^-1 Msun between z=0 and 0.5. This evolution reflects the growth of density perturbations and can be used for the cosmological constraints complementing those from the distance-redshift relation.
Burenin R. A.
Ebeling Harald
Forman William R.
Hornstrup Allan
Jones Christine
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