VizieR Online Data Catalog: REXCESS sample optical and X-ray profiles (Holland+, 2015)

The REXCESS sample has been compiled as a galaxy cluster sample, representative of clusters detected by their X-ray luminosity and independent of their morphology. The sample selection is described in Bohringer et al. (2007A&A...469..363B).

The X-ray observations are described in Bohringer et al. (2007A&A...469..363B). Each cluster was observed using all three detectors (MOS1, MOS2 and PN).

We used the Wide Field Imager (WFI) on the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (MPG)/European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2.2m Telescope at La Silla, which is well suited to XMM-Newton follow-up as it has a similar field of view (34-arcminx33-arcmin). Each set of optical data cover the cluster and a region outside r₂₀₀ which we use for the background assessment.

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