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The empirical X‐ray luminosity–gravitational mass relation for clusters of galaxies
Author(s) -
Reiprich T.H.,
Böhringer H.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
astronomische nachrichten
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1521-3994
pISSN - 0004-6337
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3994(199908)320:4/5<296::aid-asna296>3.0.co;2-8
Subject(s) - physics , astron , planck , astrophysics , luminosity , galaxy , citation , library science , computer science
A sample of one hundred and six X-ray galaxy clusters has been analysed in detail. Here we give the observed X-ray luminosity - gravitational mass relation. Possible future applications include conversion of empirical cluster luminosity functions to mass functions and conversion of simulated mass functions to luminosity functions.