scholarly journals Studying the ICM in clusters of galaxies via surface brightness fluctuations of the cosmic X-ray background

2017 ◽  
Vol 473 (4) ◽  
pp. 4653-4671 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Kolodzig ◽  
Marat Gilfanov ◽  
Gert Hütsi ◽  
Rashid Sunyaev
Keyword(s):  
Surface Brightness ◽  
Clusters Of Galaxies ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Surface Brightness Fluctuations ◽  
X Ray Background

scholarly journals X-ray Background Constraints on the Log N–Log S Relation for AGN

1989 ◽  
Vol 134 ◽  
pp. 205-206
Author(s):  
Elihu Boldt
Keyword(s):  
Surface Brightness ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Spectral Coverage ◽  
Set Constraints ◽  
Surface Brightness Fluctuations ◽  
Order Of Magnitude ◽  
Source Populations ◽  
X Ray Background ◽  
Low Sensitivity ◽  
Einstein Observatory

The most definitive information presently available on X-ray source populations comes from surveys carried out with the HEAO program (i.e., the all-sky HEAO-1 mission and the HEAO-2 Einstein Observatory) and EXOSAT. The large-sky/low-sensitivity survey (LSS) at high galactic latitudes performed with the HEAO-1 A2 experiment (Piccinotti et al. 1982) is complete and optically identified down to the level of about a millicrab. The LSS overlaps in spectral coverage (2–50 keV) with observations of the cosmic X-ray background (CXB) obtained with the same detectors (Boldt 1987). CXB surface brightness fluctuations observed in this band have been used to set constraints on the Log N–Log S relation for sources an order of magnitude fainter than those resolved in the LSS (Shafer 1983).

Extragalactic X-ray sources and the diffuse X-ray background

1979 ◽  
Vol 366 (1726) ◽  
pp. 391-402 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Euclidean Space ◽  
Active Galaxies ◽  
Clusters Of Galaxies ◽  
Optical Identification ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Luminosity Functions ◽  
Sky Survey ◽  
Order Of Magnitude ◽  
X Ray Background

Results from the Ariel 5 sky survey instrument relating to the properties and the spatial distribution of extragalactic X-ray sources are discussed. The lg N -lg S relation for sources in the 2A catalogue is consistent with a uniform distribution of sources in Euclidean space. In addition, measure­ments of fluctuations in the X-ray background suggest that the Euclidean form of the source counts can be extrapolated to flux levels at least an order of magnitude fainter than the 2A catalogue limit. Information is also available from the optical identification of 2A sources which, through redshift measurements, enables the X-ray luminosity functions of the two main classes of source, namely clusters of galaxies and active galaxies, to be determined. The luminosity functions can be used to calculate the contribution of clusters of galaxies and active galaxies to the diffuse X-ray background in the 2-10 keV range. It is found that cosmological evolution of one or both populations is required to account for the diffuse X-ray background entirely in terms of the integrated emission from these sources.

scholarly journals The Role of Wide Field X-ray Surveys in Astronomy

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (H16) ◽  
pp. 669-670
Author(s):  
Richard D. Saxton
Keyword(s):  
High Variability ◽  
Wide Field ◽  
Clusters Of Galaxies ◽  
Tidal Disruption ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Sky Survey ◽  
History Of ◽  
X Ray Background ◽  
Rare Classes

AbstractWe review the history of X-ray sky surveys from the early experiments to the catalogues of 105 sources produced by ROSAT, Chandra and XMM-Newton. At bright fluxes the X-ray sky is shared between stars, accreting binaries and extragalactic sources while deeper surveys are dominated by AGN and clusters of galaxies. The X-ray background, found by the earliest missions, has been largely resolved into discrete sources at soft (0.3-2 keV) energies but at higher energies an important fraction still escapes detection. The possible identification of the missing flux with Compton-thick AGN has been probed in recent years by Swift and Integral.Variability seen in objects observed at different epochs has proved to be an excellent discriminator for rare classes of objects. The comparison of ROSAT All Sky Survey (RASS) and ROSAT pointed observations identified several Novae and high variability AGN as well as initiating the observational study of Tidal Disruption events. More recently the XMM-Newton slew survey, in conjunction with archival RASS data, has detected further examples of flaring objects which have been followed-up in near-real time at other wavelengths.

scholarly journals UHURU Results on Extragalactic X-Ray Sources

1973 ◽  
Vol 55 ◽  
pp. 171-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edwin M. Kellogg
Keyword(s):  
High Latitude ◽  
Luminosity Function ◽  
Optical Data ◽  
Clusters Of Galaxies ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Total Contribution ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Normal Galaxies ◽  
X Ray Background ◽  
Individual Galaxies

Data from the UHURU satellite have provided a list of more than forty high latitude sources (|b| > 20°). X-rays have been detected from among the nearest normal galaxies, giant radio galaxies, Seyferts, QSOs and clusters of galaxies. The cluster sources appear to be extended by several hundred kiloparsecs as well as being very luminous. These cluster sources have systematic differences in their X-ray spectra from individual galaxies.About twenty sources are not reliably identified so far. A few of these are located near undistinguished 3C or MSH radio sources. The rest are either located near distant clusters or undistinguished bright galaxies, or are too far south, so that we have not sufficient optical data to allow a thorough search for possible association with clusters or unusual individual galaxies.The luminosity function for weak, high latitude X-ray sources is determined, and the contribution of sources just below the UHURU threshold of detectability to observed fluctuations in the diffuse X-ray background is evaluated. The total contribution of all observed types of extragalactic sources to the X-ray background is estimated.

scholarly journals The Intergalactic Medium

1982 ◽  
Vol 97 ◽  
pp. 453-459
Author(s):  
A. C. Fabian ◽  
A. K. Kembhavi
Keyword(s):  
Radio Emission ◽  
Intergalactic Medium ◽  
Radio Sources ◽  
Clusters Of Galaxies ◽  
Intergalactic Gas ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Extended Radio ◽  
X Ray Background ◽  
Ngc 1275 ◽  
Intracluster Gas

The density of intergalactic gas may be an important parameter in the formation of extended radio sources. It may range from ∼ 0.1 particle cm−3 in the centres of some rich clusters of galaxies down to 10−8cm−3 or less in intercluster space. The possible influence of the intracluster gas surrounding NGC 1275 on its radio emission is discussed, and the possibility that a significant fraction of the X-ray background is due to a hot intergalactic medium is explored in some detail.

scholarly journals Gravitational Lensing of the X‐Ray Background by Clusters of Galaxies

1997 ◽  
Vol 478 (2) ◽  
pp. 476-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Refregier ◽  
Abraham Loeb
Keyword(s):  
Gravitational Lensing ◽  
Clusters Of Galaxies ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Background

scholarly journals ASCA Observations of Three Gravitational Lensing Clusters of Galaxies; CL0500-24, CL2244-02, and A370

1998 ◽  
Vol 188 ◽  
pp. 319-320
Author(s):  
Naomi Ota ◽  
Kazuhisa Mitsuda ◽  
Yasushi Fukazawa
Keyword(s):  
Gravitational Lensing ◽  
Surface Brightness ◽  
Clusters Of Galaxies ◽  
X Ray

We determined the X-ray temperatures of three gravitational lensing clusters, CL0500-24, CL2244-02, and A370, and obtained significant constraints on the surface brightness profile assuming the β-model and the King model profiles. The mass of the cluster estimated from these X-ray data is by a factor of two to three smaller than the mass estimated from lens models for two of the clusters.

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