Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik

- Clusters of Galaxies & Cosmology Group -

Selected Recent Publications

ADS Search for Group Publications

For complete lists of the publications of the group members, see their homepages.

Published or in press:

(a) Studies of individual clusters

• Discovery of the X-ray selected galaxy cluster XMMU J0338.8+0021 at z = 1.49. Indications of a young system with a brightest galaxy in formation
  Nastasi, A., Fassbender, R., Böhringer, H., Šuhada, R., Rosati, P., Pierini, D., Verdugo, M., Santos, J. S., Schwope, A. D., de Hoon, A., Kohnert, J., Lamer, G., Mühlegger, M., and Quintana, H., 2011 , A&A, 532, L6
  
  
• Exploring the galaxy cluster-group transition regime at high redshifts. Physical properties of two newly detected z > 1 systems
  Šuhada, R., Fassbender, R., Nastasi, A., Böhringer, H., de Hoon, A., Pierini, D., Santos, J. S., Rosati, P., Mühlegger, M., Quintana, H., Schwope, A. D., Lamer, G., Kohnert, J., and Pratt, G. W., 2011, A&A, 530, A110
  
  
• The X-ray luminous galaxy cluster XMMU J1007.4+1237 at z = 1.56. The dawn of starburst activity in cluster cores
  R. Fassbender, A. Nastasi, H. Boehringer, R. Suhada, J.S. Santos, P. Rosati, D. Pierini, M. Muehlegger, H. Quintana, A.D. Schwope, G. Lamer, A. de Hoon, J. Kohnert, G.W. Pratt, and J.J Mohr, 2011, A&A, 527, L10
  
  
• A pan-chromatic view of the galaxy cluster XMMU J1230.3+1339 at z = 0.975. Observing the assembly of a massive system
  R. Fassbender, H. Boehringer, J.S. Santos, G.W. Pratt, R. Suhada, J. Kohnert, M. Lerchster, M. Rovilos, D. Pierini, G. Chon, A.D. Schwope, G. Lamer, M. Muehlegger, P. Rosati, H. Quintana, A. Nastasi, A. de Hoon, S. Seitz, and J.J Mohr, 2011, A&A, 527, A78
  
  
• XMM-Newton detection of two clusters of galaxies with strong SPT Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect signatures
  R. Suhada, J. Song, H. Boehringer, B. A. Benson, J. Mohr, R. Fassbender, A. Finoguenov, D. Pierini, G. W. Pratt, K. Andersson, R. Armstrong, and S. Desa, 2010, A&A, 514, L3
  
  
• Multi-wavelength observations of a rich galaxy cluster at z ~ 1: the HST/ACS colour-magnitude diagram
  Santos, J.S., Rosati, P., Gobat, R., Lidman, C., Dawson, K., Perlmutter, S., Boehringer, H., Balestra, I., Mullis, C.R., Fassbender, R., Kohnert, J., Lamer, G., Rettura, A., Rite, C., Schwope, A., 2009, A&A, arXiv:0903.3853
  
  
• Chemical enrichment in the cluster of galaxies Hydra A
  Simionescu, A.; Werner, N.; Böhringer, H.; Kaastra, J. S.; Finoguenov, A.; Brüggen, M.; Nulsen, P. E. J., 2009, A&A, 493, 409
  
  
• Indications for 3 Mpc-scale large-scale structure associated with an X-ray luminous cluster of galaxies at z=0.95
  R. Fassbender, H. Boehringer, G. Lamer, C.R. Mullis, P. Rosati, A. Schwope, J. Kohnert, J.S. Santos, A&A, 2008, 481, L73-L77, astro-ph/0802.2547
  
  
• Metal-rich multi-phase gas in M 87. AGN-driven metal transport, magnetic-field supported multi-temperature gas, and constraints on non-thermal emission observed with XMM-Newton
  Simionescu, A.; Werner, N.; Finoguenov, A.; Böhringer, H.; Brüggen, M., 2008, A&A, 482, 97
  
  
• Flaming, bright galaxies along the filaments of A\u20092744
  Braglia, F.; Pierini, D.; Böhringer, H., 2007, A&A, 470, 425
  
  
• Discovery of an X-ray-luminous galaxy cluster at z=1.4
  Mullis, C.R., Rosati, P., Lamer, G., Böhringer, H., Schwope, A., Schuecker, P., Fassbender, R. 2005, APJ, 623, L85, astro-ph/0503004
  
  
• XMM-Newton study of the lensing cluster of galaxies CL 0024+17
  Zhang, Y.-Y., Böhringer, H., Mellier, Y., Soucail, G., Forman, W. ,2005, A&A, 429, 85
  
  
• Implications of the central metal abundance peak in cooling core clusters of galaxies
  H. Boehringer et al., 2004, A&A 416, L21
  
  
• Chemical and Thermal History of the Intracluster Medium
  H. Boehringer, 2004 in: Recycling Intergalactic and Interstellar Matter, IAU Symp. 217 P.-A. Duc et al. (eds), Vol. 207
  
  
• Probing Turbulence in the Coma Galaxy Cluster
  Schuecker, P., Finoguenov, A., Miniati, F., Böhringer, H., Briel, U.G., 2004, A&A, astro-ph/0404132
  
  
• An XMM-Newton study of the RGH 80 galaxy group
  Xue, Y.-J., Böhringer, H., Matsushita, K., 2004, A&A in press - astro-ph/0403026
  
  
• Detection of X-ray Clusters of Galaxies by Matching RASS Photons and SDSS Galaxies within GAVO
  Schuecker, P., Böhringer, H., Voges, W., 2004, A&A, 420, 61 - 74 - astro-ph/0403116
  
  
• Abundance Constraint and Direct Redshift Measurement of Diffuse X-ray Emission from Distant Clusters of Galaxies
  Hashimoto, Y., Barcons, X., Böhringer, H., Fabian, A.C., Hasinger, G., Manieri, V., Brunner, H., 2004, A&A, 417, 819 - 825 - astro-ph/0401297
  
  
• Temperature gradients in XMM-Newton observed REFLEX-DXL galaxy clusters at z 0.3
  Zhang, Y.-Y., Finoguenov, A., Böhringer, H., Ikebe, Y., Matsushita, K., Schuecker, P., 2004, A&A, 413, 49 - 63 - astro-ph/0306115
  
  
• An XMM-Newton observation of A3921: An off-axis merger
  E. Belsole, J.-L. Sauvageot, G.W. Pratt, H. Bourdin, 2004, A&A, in press
  
  
• XMM-Newton observations of three poor clusters: Similarity in dark matter and entropy profile down to low mass
  G.W. Pratt, M. Arnaud, 2004, A&A, in press
  
  
• An XMM-Newton observation of the dynamically active binary cluster A1750
  Belsole, E., Pratt, G.W., Sauvageot, J.-L., Bourdin, H., 2004, A&A, 415, 821-838
  
  
• Entropy scaling in galaxy clusters: Insights from an XMM-Newton observation of the poor cluster A1983
  Pratt, G.W., Arnaud, M., 2003, A&A, 408, 1-16
  
  
• Role of Clusters of Galaxies in the Evolution of the Metal Budget in the Universe
  Finoguenov, A., Burkert, A., & Böhringer, H., 2003, ApJ, 594, 136 -143 , astro-ph/0305190
  
  
• XMM-Newton observations of the Perseus Cluster I: The temperature and surface brightness structure
  Churazov, E., Forman, W., Jones, C., Böhringer, H., 2003, ApJ, 590, 225 - 237 astro-ph/astro-ph/0301482
  
  
• Reproducing the entropy structure in galaxy groups
  Finoguenov, A., Borgani, S., Tornatore, L., Böhringer, H., 2003, A&A, 398, L35-L39, astro-ph/0212450
  
  
• Observational Constraints on General Relativistic Energy Conditions, Cosmic Matter Density and Dark Energy from X-Ray Clusters of Galaxies and Type-Ia Supernovae
  Schuecker, P., Caldwell, R.R., Böhringer, H., Collins, C.A., Guzzo, L., Weinberg, N., 2003, A&A, 402, 53-63 - astroph/0211480
  
  
• The mass profile of A1413 observed with XMM-Newton: Implications for the M-T relation
  Pratt, G.W., Arnaud, M., 2002, A&A, 394, 375-393
  
  
• XMM observation of M87 II. Abundance structure of interstellar and intergalactic medium
  Matsushita, K., Finoguenov, A., Böhringer, H., 2002, A&A, 401, 443 - 461 - astro-ph/0212069
  
  
• ASCA Observations of Groups at Radii of Low Overdensity. Implications on the Cosmic Preheating
  Finoguenov, A., Jones, C., Böhringer, H., Ponman, T.J., 2002, ApJ, 578, 74-89 - astro-ph/0206362
  
  
• The X-ray morphology of the lensing galaxy cluster Cl0024+17
  H. Böhringer, G. Soucail, Y. Mellier, Y. Ikebe, P. Schuecker, (2000), A&A 353, 124
  
  
• X-ray study of the NGC 383 group of galaxies and the source 1E0104+3153
  S. Komossa, H. Böhringer (1999), A&A 344, 755
  
  
• Detection of filamentary X-ray structure in the core of the Shapley supercluster
  A. Kull, H. Böhringer (1999), A&A 341, 23
  
  
• Two-Phase Intracluster Medium in the Centaurus Cluster of Galaxies
  Y. Ikebe, K. Makishima, Y. Fukazawa, et al., (1999), ApJ 525, 581
  
  
• An ASCA-ROSAT study of the distant, lensing cluster A2390
  H. Böhringer, Y. Tanaka, R.F. Mushotzky, Y. Ikebe, M. Hattori (1998), A&A 334, 789
  
  
  

(b) Large sample studies and cosmology

• Observational constraints on the redshift evolution of X-ray scaling relations of galaxy clusters out to z ~ 1.5
  Reichert, A., Böhringer, H., Fassbender, R., and Mühlegger, M., 2011, A&A, in press,
  
  
• Substructure of the galaxy clusters in the REXCESS sample: observed statistics and comparison to numerical simulations
  H. Böhringer, G. W. Pratt, M. Arnaud, S. Borgani, J. H. Croston, T. J. Ponman, S. Ameglio, R. F. Temple and K. Dolag, A&A, 514, A32
  
  
• Radio Galaxy Feedback in X-ray-selected Groups from COSMOS: The Effect on the Intracluster Medium
  S. Giodini, V. Smolcic, A. Finoguenov, H. Boehringer, L. Bîrzan, G. Zamorani, A. Oklopcic, D. Pierini, G. W. Pratt, E. Schinnerer, R. Massey, A. M. Koekemoer, M. Salvato, D. B. Sanders, J. S. Kartaltepe and D. Thompson, 2010, ApJ, 714, 218
  
  
• Stellar and total baryon mass fractions in groups and clusters since redshift
  S. Giodini, D. Pierini, A. Finoguenov, G. W. Pratt, H. Boehringer, A. Leauthaud, L. Guzzo, H. Aussel , M. Bolzonella, P. Capak, M. Elvis, G. Hasinger, O. Ilbert, J. S. Kartaltepe, A. M. Koekemoer, S. J. Lilly, R. Massey, H. J. McCracken, J. Rhodes, M. Salvato, D. B. Sanders, N. Z. Scoville, S. Sasaki, V. Smolcic, Y. Taniguchi, D. Thompson, 2009, ApJ, 703, 982
  
  
• Galaxy cluster X-ray luminosity scaling relations from a representative local sample (REXCESS)
  G. Pratt, J.H. Croston, M. Arnaud , and H. Boehringer, 2009, A&A, in press, astro-ph/0809.3784
  
  
• Galaxy-cluster gas-density distributions of the representative XMM-Newton cluster structure survey (REXCESS)
  Croston, J. H.; Pratt, G. W.; Böhringer, H.; Arnaud, M.; Pointecouteau, E.; Ponman, T. J.; Sanderson, A. J. R.; Temple, R. F.; Bower, R. G.; Donahue, M., 2008, A&A, 487, 431
  
  
• Searching for cool core clusters at high redshift
  Santos, J. S.; Rosati, P.; Tozzi, P.; Böhringer, H.; Ettori, S.; Bignamini, A., 2008, A&A, 483, 35
  
  
• RASS-SDSS galaxy cluster survey. VII. On the cluster mass-to-light ratio and the halo occupation distribution
  Popesso, P.; Biviano, A.; Böhringer, H.; Romaniello, M., 2007, A&A, 464, 451
  
  
• ROSAT-SDSS Galaxy Clusters Survey. I. The Catalog and the correlation of X-ray and optical properties
  P. Popesso, Böhringer, H., Brinkmann, J., Voges, W., York, D.G., 2004, A&A in press - astro-ph/0403354
  
  
• The ROSAT North Excliptic Pole Survey II: The optical identifications
  Gioia, I.M., Henry, J.P., Mullis, C.R., Böhringer, H., Briel, U.G., Voges, W., & Huchra, J.P., 2003, ApJS, 149, 29-51
  
  
• X-ray Galaxy Clusters in the Large-Scale Structure
  H. Boehringer et al., 2004 in: Recycling Intergalactic and Interstellar Matter, IAU Colloq. 195 A. Diaferio (ed)
  
  
• REFLEX 1.: Sample description
  Boehringer et al. 2001, A&A, 369, 826
  
  
• REFLEX 2.: Two-Point-Correlation Function
  Collins et al. 2000, MNRAS, 319, 939
  
  
• REFLEX 3.: Density Fluctuation Power Spectrum
  Schuecker et al. 2001, A&A, 368, 86
  
  
• REFLEX 4:. X-ray luminosity function
  Boehringer et al. 2002, ApJ, 566, 93
  
  
• REFLEX 5.: The cluster catalog
  Boehringer et al. 2004, A&A, in press
  
  
• REFLEX 6.: Karhunen-Loeve Analysis
  Schuecker et al. 2002, MNRAS, 335, 807
  
  
• REFLEX 7.: Constraints on Omega(m) and sigma-8
  Schuecker et al. 2001, A&A, 398, 867 <
  
  
• Constraints on Omega(m) and w from clusters and supernovae
  Schuecker et al. 2003, A&A, 402, 53
  
  
• Minkowski functionals of the REFLEX cluster distribution
  Kerscher et al. 2003, A&A, 377, 1
  
  
• Substructure in REFLEX and BCS clusters
  Schuecker et al. 2003, A&A, 378, 408
  
  
• X-ray luminosity and galaxy velocity dispersion correlation
  Ortiz-Gil et al. 2003, MNRAS, 348, 325
  
  
• Harvesting the results from the REFLEX cluster survey: following-up on an ESO Key programme
  Boehringer et al. 2001, Msngr, 106, 24
  
  
• The Mass Function of an X-Ray Flux-Limited Sample of Galaxy Clusters
  T.H. Reiprich, H. Böhringer, ApJ, accepted (2001), astro-ph/0111285
  
  
• Details of the M-T Relation for Clusters of Galaxies
  A. Finoguenov, T.H. Reiprich, H. Böhringer, A&A, in press (astro-ph/0010190)
  
  
• Searching for X-ray clusters in the zone of avoidance.
  H. Böhringer, P. Schuecker, J. Retzlaff, T. Reiprich, W. Voges , (2000), to appear in Mapping the hidden universe , ASP conf. series, in press
  
  
• The Northern ROSAT All-Sky (NORAS) Galaxy Cluster Survey I. X-ray properties of Clusters Detected as Extended Sources.
  H. Böhringer, W. Voges, J. Huchra, et al., (2000), ApJS 129, 435
  
  
• The RASSCALS: An X-ray and Optical Study of 260 Galaxy Groups
  A. Mahdavi, H. Böhringer, M. J. Geller, M. Ramella, (2000), ApJ, in press (astro-ph/9912121)
  
  
• The REFLEX Cluster Survey: observing strategy and first results on large-scale structure
  Guzzo et al. 1999, Msngr, 95, 27
  
  
• A Flux-limited Sample of Bright Clusters of Galaxies from the Southern Part of the ROSAT All-Sky Survey: The Catalog and LOG N-LOG S
  S. De Grandi, H. Böhringer, L. Guzzo, et al., (1999), ApJ 514, 148
  
  
• The X-Ray Luminosity Function of Bright Galaxy Clusters in the Local Universe
  S. De Grandi, L. Guzzo, H. Böhringer et al. (1999), ApJ 513, L17
  
  
• The empirical X-ray luminosity - gravitational mass relation for clusters of galaxies
  T.H. Reiprich, H. Böhringer (1999), AN 320, 290
  
  
• Constraining cosmological models with cluster power spectra
  J. Retzlaff, S. Borgani, S. Gottloeber, A. Klypin, V. Mueller (1998), NewA 3, 631
  
  
• Probing the cosmic large-scale structure with the REFLEX Cluster SURVEY: Profile of an ESO key programme
  H. Böhringer, L. Guzzo, C. Collins et al. (1998), ESO Messenger 94, 21
  
  
  

(c) Theoretical issues not included in (b)

• Cosmic Mass Functions from Gaussian Stochastic Diffusion Processes
  P. Schuecker, H. Böhringer, K. Arzner, T.H. Reiprich (2001), A&A accepted (astro-ph/0102439)
  
  
• Likelihood filter for cluster detection
  P. Schuecker, H. Böhringer (1998), A&A 339, 315
  
  
  

(d) Related results (galaxies, models, data analysis, ...)

• Diffuse stellar emission in X-ray luminous galaxy clusters at z ~ 0.3. I. Is the diffuse optical light boosted and rejuvenated in merging clusters?
  Pierini, D.; Zibetti, S.; Braglia, F.; Böhringer, H.; Finoguenov, A.; Lynam, P. D.; Zhang, Y.-Y, 2008, A&A, 483, 727
  
  
• Self Regulated AGN Interaction with Cluster Cooling Core Regions
  H. Boehringer et al., 2003 in: The Riddle of Cooling Flows in Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxies, Charlottesville 2003, T.H. Reiprich et al. (eds) (PS)
  
  
• The Effect of Radiative Cooling on the Sunyaev-Zeldovich Cluster Counts and Angular Power Spectra: Analytic Treatment
  Zhang, Yu-Ying; Wu, Xiang-Ping (2003), ApJ 583, 529-534
  
  
• RXTE observation of NGC 6240: a search for the obscured active nucleus
  Y. Ikebe, Y. Tanaka, T. Nakagawa, et al., (2000), MNRAS 316, 433
  
  
• X-ray properties of LINERS
  S. Komossa, H. Böhringer, J. Huchra, (1999), A&A 349, 88
  
  
  

(e) Reviews

• X-ray spectroscopy of galaxy clusters: studying astrophysical processes in the largest celestial laboratories
  H. Böhringer and N. Werner, 2010, Astronomy and Astrophysics Review, 18, 127
  
  
• X-ray Galaxy clusters as Cosmological Probes
  H. Böhringer, in Large Scale Structures in the X-ray Universe, 2000, M. Plionis & I. Geogantopoulos (eds), Atlantisciences, p. 61 - 68
  
  
  

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