The Bright SHARC Survey: The Selection Function and Its Impact on the Cluster X‐Ray Luminosity Function
Author(s) -
C. Adami,
M. P. Ulmer,
A. K. Romer,
R. C. Nichol,
B. Holden,
Rachel A. Pildis
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
the astrophysical journal supplement series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-4365
pISSN - 0067-0049
DOI - 10.1086/317370
Subject(s) - rosat , physics , astrophysics , luminosity function , redshift , surface brightness , cluster (spacecraft) , luminosity , radius , cooling flow , range (aeronautics) , function (biology) , galaxy , computer science , materials science , computer security , evolutionary biology , composite material , biology , programming language
We present the results of a set of simulations designed to quantify theselection function of the Bright SHARC survey for distant clusters. Thestatistical significance of the simulations relied on the creation of thousandsof artificial clusters with redshifts and luminosities in the range 0.25
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