Astrophysics (Index)About

XMM Cluster Survey

(XCS)
(survey of existing XMM-Newton data to find galaxy clusters)

The XMM Cluster Survey (XCS) is a survey of existing XMM-Newton data to identify galaxy clusters. Over 3,600 candidates have been found with over 500 confirmed through optical follow-up observation.

(survey,galaxy clusters,X-ray)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XMM_Cluster_Survey
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2001ApJ...547..594R/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011MNRAS.418...14L/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012MNRAS.423.1024M/abstract
https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/98104/462_ftp.pdf
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/W3Browse/all/xcs.html
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2022MNRAS.517..657T/abstract
PrefixExample  
XCSXCS J2215.9-1738abbreviated
XMMXCSXMMXCS J2215.9-1738 

Referenced by page:
XMM-Newton
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