The XXL survey: First results and future
Journal article, 2017
The XXL survey currently covers two 25 deg2 patches with XMM observations of ?10 ks. We summarize the scientific results associated with the first release of the XXL dataset, which occurred in mid-2016. We review several arguments for increasing the survey depth to 40 ks during the next decade of XMM operations. X-ray (z < 2) cluster, (z < 4) active galactic nuclei (AGN), and cosmic background survey science will then benefit from an extraordinary data reservoir. This, combined with deep multi-? observations, will lead to solid standalone cosmological constraints and provide a wealth of information on the formation and evolution of AGN, clusters, and the X-ray background. In particular, it will offer a unique opportunity to pinpoint the z > 1 cluster density. It will eventually constitute a reference study and an ideal calibration field for the upcoming eROSITA and Euclid missions.
cosmological parameters
galaxies: clusters: general
galaxies: active
X-ray: general
Author
M. Pierre
C. Adami
M. Birkinshaw
L. Chiappetti
S. Ettori
A. Evrard
L. Faccioli
F. Gastaldello
P. Giles
Cathy Horellou
Chalmers, Earth and Space Sciences, Radio Astronomy and Astrophysics
A. Iovino
E. Koulouridis
C. Lidman
A. Le Brun
B. Maughan
S. Maurogordato
I. McCarthy
S. Miyazaki
F. Pacaud
S. Paltani
M. Plionis
T. Reiprich
T. Sadibekova
V. Smolcic
S. Snowden
J. Surdej
M. Tsirou
C. Vignali
J. Willis
S. Alis
B. Altiéri
N. Baran
C. Benoist
A. Bongiorno
M. Bremer
A. Butler
A. Cappi
C. Caretta
P. Ciliegi
N. Clerc
P. S. Corasaniti
J. Coupon
J. Delhaize
I. Delvecchio
J. Democles
Sh Desai
J. Devriendt
Y. Dubois
D. Eckert
A. Elyiv
A. Farahi
C. Ferraril
S. Fotopoulou
W. Forman
I. Georgantopoulos
V. Guglielmo
M. Huynh
N. Jerlin
Ch Jones
S. Lavoie
J. P. Le Fevre
M. Lieu
M. Kilbinger
F. MaruIli
A. Mantz
S. McGee
J. B. Melin
O. Melnyk
L. Moscardini
M. Novak
E. Piconcelli
B. Poggianti
D. Pomarede
E. Pompei
T. Ponman
M. E. Ramos Ceja
P. Rana
D. Rapetti
S. Raychaudhury
M. Ricci
H. Rottgering
M. Sahlen
J. L. Sauvageot
C. Schimd
M. Sereno
G. P. Smith
K. Umetsu
P. Valageas
A. Valotti
I. Valtchanov
A. Veropalumbo
B. Ascaso
D. Barnes
M. De Petris
F. Durret
M. Donahue
M. Ithana
M.J. Jarvis
M. Johnston-Hollitt
Astronomische Nachrichten
0004-6337 (ISSN) 1521-3994 (eISSN)
Vol. 338 2-3 334-341Driving Forces
Sustainable development
Subject Categories
Physical Sciences
Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
Infrastructure
Onsala Space Observatory
DOI
10.1002/asna.201713352