MCXC-II: Second release of the Meta-Catalogue of X-ray detected Clusters of galaxies

Abstract

We present the second release of the Meta-catalogue of X-ray detected Clusters of galaxies (hereafter MCXC-II). MCXC-II has been compiled from publicly available ROSAT All Sky Survey-based (NORAS, REFLEX, BCS, SGP, NEP, MACS, CIZA, and RXGCC) and serendipitous (160SD, 400SD, SHARC, WARPS, and EMSS) X-ray cluster catalogues. Redshifts were systematically checked and updated when necessary, with additional redshift information (type and origin) added. The X-ray data were standardised to an overdensity of 500, using a new procedure based on the use of the original flux and aperture measurements available in the input catalogues. MCXC-II contains 2221 entries, now including objects from the REFLEX-II and RXGCC surveys, in addition to providing a complete and fully-homogenised sub-catalogue of all published MACS clusters. Duplicate entries from overlaps between the survey areas of the individual input catalogues were carefully handled. For each cluster, the MCXC-II provides three identifiers: redshift, coordinates, and membership in the original catalogue, along with standardised [0.1–2.4] keV band luminosity, L500, total mass, M500, and radius, R500. Uncertainties on L500 were computed from the flux errors in the original catalogues. MCXC-II additionally provides information on overlaps between the input catalogues, reporting the luminosity and its uncertainty when measurements from different surveys are available, along with notes on individual objects.