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Luminosity function for galaxy clusters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 October 2016

K. Bajan
Affiliation:
Mt. Suhora Observatory, Cracow Pedagogical University, Krakow, Poland, email: kbajan@up.krakow.pl
M. Biernacka
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics, Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland
P. Flin
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics, Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland
W. Godłowski
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics, Opole University, Opole, Poland
E. Panko
Affiliation:
Kalinenkov Observatory, Nikolaev National University, Nikolaev, Ukraine
J. Popiela
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics, Opole University, Opole, Poland
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Abstract

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We constructed and studied the luminosity function of 6188 galaxy clusters. This was performed by counting brightness of galaxies belonging to clusters in the PF catalogue, taking galaxy data from MRSS. Our result shows that the investigated structures are characterized by a luminosity function different from that of optical galaxies and radiogalaxies (Machalski & Godłowski 2000). The implications of this result for theories of galaxy formation are briefly discussed.

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Contributed Papers
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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2016 

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