Planck Intermediate Results. IV. The XMM-Newton validation programme for
  new Planck galaxy clusters

Collaboration, P; Ade, P; Aghanim, N; Arnaud, M; Ashdown, M; Aumont, J; Baccigalupi, C; Balbi, A; Banday, A; Barreiro, R; Bartlett, J; Battaner, E; Benabed, K; Benoît, A; Bernard, J; Bersanelli, M; Bikmaev, I; Böhringer, H; Bonaldi, A; Bond, JR; Borgani, S; Borrill, J; Bouchet, F; Brown, M; Burigana, C

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Planck Intermediate Results. IV. The XMM-Newton validation programme for new Planck galaxy clusters

Abstract:: We present the final results from the XMM-Newton validation follow-up of new Planck galaxy cluster candidates. We observed 15 new candidates, detected with signal-to-noise ratios between 4.0 and 6.1 in the 15.5-month nominal Planck survey. The candidates were selected using ancillary data flags derived from the ROSAT All Sky Survey (RASS) and Digitized Sky Survey all-sky maps, with the aim of pushing into the low SZ flux, high-z regime and testing RASS flags as indicators of candidate reliability. 14 new clusters were detected by XMM, including 2 double systems. Redshifts lie in the range 0.2 to 0.9, with 6 clusters at z>0.5. Estimated M500 range from 2.5 10^14 to 8 10^14 Msun. We discuss our results in the context of the full XMM validation programme, in which 51 new clusters have been detected. This includes 4 double and 2 triple systems, some of which are chance projections on the sky of clusters at different z. We find that association with a RASS-BSC source is a robust indicator of the reliability of a candidate, whereas association with a FSC source does not guarantee that the SZ candidate is a bona fide cluster. Nevertheless, most Planck clusters appear in RASS maps, with a significance greater than 2 sigma being a good indication that the candidate is a real cluster. The full sample gives a Planck sensitivity threshold of Y500 ~ 4 10^-4 arcmin^2, with indication for Malmquist bias in the YX-Y500 relation below this level. The corresponding mass threshold depends on z. Systems with M500 > 5 10^14 Msun at z > 0.5 are easily detectable with Planck. The newly-detected clusters follow the YX-Y500 relation derived from X-ray selected samples. Compared to X-ray selected clusters, the new SZ clusters have a lower X-ray luminosity on average for their mass. There is no indication of departure from standard self-similar evolution in the X-ray versus SZ scaling properties. (abridged)

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Collaboration, P., Ade, P., Aghanim, N., Arnaud, M., Ashdown, M., Aumont, J., Baccigalupi, C., Balbi, A., Banday, A., Barreiro, R., Bartlett, J., Battaner, E., Benabed, K., Benoît, A., Bernard, J., Bersanelli, M., Bikmaev, I., Böhringer, H., Bonaldi, A., … Burigana, C. (2012). Planck Intermediate Results. IV. The XMM-Newton validation programme for new Planck galaxy clusters. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 550, A130–A130.

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Collaboration, P, et al. “Planck Intermediate Results. IV. The XMM-Newton Validation Programme For New Planck Galaxy Clusters.” Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 550, 2012, pp. A130–A130.

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Collaboration, P, P Ade, N Aghanim, et al. 2012. “Planck Intermediate Results. IV. The XMM-Newton Validation Programme For New Planck Galaxy Clusters.” Astronomy and Astrophysics 550: A130–A130.
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