The XMM Cluster Survey - Scaling Relations, Cosmology and Galaxy Evolution

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:09040045,
            doi = {10.48660/09040045},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/09040045},
            author = {Hilton, Matt},
            keywords = {Cosmology},
            language = {en},
            title = {The XMM Cluster Survey - Scaling Relations, Cosmology and Galaxy Evolution},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2009},
            month = {apr},
            note = {PIRSA:09040045 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }
          

Abstract

The XMM Cluster Survey (XCS) is a serendipitous galaxy cluster survey being conducted using publicly available X-ray data from the XMM-Newton Science Archive. One of the primary aims of the XCS is to determine the form of the evolution of the cluster gas - knowledge of which is crucial for the use of X- ray or SZ selected clusters in constraining cosmological parameters - through measuring the X-ray scaling relations using a large, well characterised cluster sample spanning ~7 Gyr in lookback time. I will present an update on the status of the survey, discuss the expected cosmological constraints, and briefly describe some recent results from galaxy evolution studies conducted under the umbrella of the XCS project.