Radio Properties of Brightest Cluster Members (2009)
Andernach, H., Ramos-Ceja, M. E.
We searched the literature for radio images and fluxes of brightest cluster members (BCMs) in 1169 Abell clusters, selected on the basis of their BM or RS type or on textual notes in the Abell...
Preparing old and recent radio source tables for the VO age: Current status (2009)
Independent of established data centers, and partly for my own research, I have been collecting the tabular data from nearly 1500 articles concerned with radio sources. Optical character recognition...
Library and Information Services in Astronomy III (2009)
U. Grothkopf, H. Andernach, S. Stevens-rayburn, M. Gomez (eds, Tatyana N. Dorokhova
Abstract. The suggestions and comments on the UDC 52 revision, which has been carried out by George Wilkins during 1995–1998, are presented: • to assign the subclass “522. Theoretical...
The dynamical state of brightest cluster galaxies and the formation of clusters (2009)
Coziol, R., Andernach, H., Caretta, C. A., Alamo-Martinez, K. A., Tago, E.
A large sample of Abell clusters of galaxies, selected for the likely presence of a dominant galaxy, is used to study the dynamical properties of brightest cluster members (BCMs). From visual...
Clusters and Large-Scale Structure: the Synchrotron Keys (2009)
Rudnick, L., Alexander, P., Andernach, H., Battaglia, N., Brown, S., Brunetti, Gf., ...
For over four decades, synchrotron-radiating sources have played a series of pathfinding roles in the study of galaxy clusters and large scale structure. Such sources are uniquely sensitive to the...
Galaxy activity influenced by the environment in the cluster of galaxies Abell 85 (2009)
Caretta, C. A., Islas-Islas, J. M., Torres-Papaqui, J. P., Coziol, R., Bravo-Alfaro, H., Andernach, H.
We analyse the relation between the dynamical state of a cluster of galaxies and the activity (star formation and AGN) of its members. For the case of Abell 85 we find some evidence for an enhanced...
Radio identification of decameter-wave sources. II: The 30deg (2009)
Verkhodanov, O. V., Verkhodanova, N. V., Andernach, H.
This paper is dedicated to the identification of decameter-wave sources of the UTR catalog within declination interval 30deg
The CATS Service: an Astrophysical Research Tool (2009)
Verkhodanov, O. V., Trushkin, S. A., Andernach, H., Chernenkov, V. N.
We describe the current status of CATS (astrophysical CATalogs Support system), a publicly accessible tool maintained at Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SAO RAS)...
Richness Dependence of the Recent Evolution of Clusters of Galaxies (2009)
Plionis, M., Tovmassian, H., Andernach, H.
We revisit the issue of the recent dynamical evolution of clusters of galaxies using a sample of ACO clusters with z
A Radio Survey of Seven Southern X-ray Luminous Clusters of Galaxies (2008)
Slee, O. B., Andernach, H., McIntyre, V. J., Tsarevsky, G. S.
The Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) has been used at 1.38 and 2.38 GHz to survey seven southern Abell clusters of galaxies with high X-ray luminosities: A2746, A2837, A3126, A3216, A3230,...
The ROSAT International X-ray Optical Survey (2007)
Rixos Principal Investigator, Prof Keith, O. Mason, Holmbury St. Mary, Nr. Dorking, ...
atson 1 RIXOS: summary The "ROSAT International X-ray Optical Survey" (RIXOS) was an international programme granted by the CCI during 1993 and 1994 to identify optically a few hundred...
CHANDRA OBSERVATIONS OF THE DISRUPTION OF THE COOL CORE IN A133 (2007)
We present the analysis of a Chandra observation of the galaxy cluster A 133, which has a cooling flow core, a central radio source, and a diffuse, filamentary radio source that has been classified...
J. Einasto, M. Einasto, E. Tago, A. A. Starobinsky, V. Muller, A. Knebe, ...
toward the power spectrum of matter. I. The mean spectrum of galaxies
M. Einasto, J. Einasto, E. Tago, V. M Uller, H. Andernach
We study the distribution of Abell and X-ray selected clusters of galaxies, and derive selection functions of these cluster samples. We nd that selection functions and percolation properties of Abell...
Preprint typeset using L A T E X style emulateapj v. 20/04/00 (2007)
Optical And Ray, E. Tago, E. Saar, J. Einasto, M. Einasto, V. M Uller, ...
We study the spatial distribution of Abell and X-ray selected clusters of galaxies from the ROSAT Bright Source Catalog, and determine correlation functions for both cluster samples. We nd that on...
Current status of the CATS database (2007)
Verkhodanov, O. V., Trushkin, S. A., Andernach, H., Chernenkov, V. N.
We describe the current status of CATS, a publicly accessible database (web-server http://cats.sao.ru) allowing one to search in hundreds of catalogs of astronomical objects discovered all along the...
Dynamics and Shape of Brightest Cluster Galaxies (2006)
Andernach, H., Alamo-Martinez, K., Coziol, R., Tago, E.
We identified Brightest Cluster Members (BCM) on DSS images of 1083 Abell clusters, derived their individual and host cluster redshifts from literature and determined the BCM ellipticity. Half the...
The Association of Compact Groups of Galaxies with Large-scale Structures (2006)
We use various samples of compact groups (CGs) to examine the types of association CGs have with rich and poor clusters of galaxies at low (z~0.04) and intermediate (z~0.1) redshifts. We find that...
Diffuse radio sources in the cluster of galaxies Abell 548b (2006)
Feretti, L., Bacchi, M., Slee, O. B., Giovannini, G., Govoni, F., Andernach, H., ...
We report extensive VLA and ATCA observations of the two diffuse radio sources in the cluster of galaxies Abell 548b, which confirm their classification as relics. The two relics (named A and B) show...
Morphological and Luminosity Content of Poor Galaxy Groups (2004)
Tovmassian, H., Plionis, M., Andernach, H.
We find that the fraction of early-type galaxies in poor groups (containing from 4 to 10 members) is a weakly increasing function of the number of the group members and is about two times higher than...
XMM-Newton Observations of A133: A Weak Shock Passing through the Cool Core (2004)
Fujita, Yutaka, Sarazin, Craig L., Reiprich, Thomas H., Andernach, H., Ehle, M., Murgia, M., ...
We use XMM-Newton observations of the cluster of galaxies A133 to study the X-ray spectrum of the intracluster medium (ICM). We find a cold front to the southeast of the cluster core. From the...
Redshifts and Distribution of ACO Clusters of Galaxies (2004)
Andernach, H., Tago, E., Einasto, M., Einasto, J., Jaaniste, J.
The June 2004 version of our compilation of measured redshifts for clusters in the Abell-ACO catalogue lists redshifts for 3715 clusters/subclusters in 3033 distinct (2396 A- and 637 S-) clusters,...
The Cluster M/L and the Value of Omega_m (2004)
Andernach, H., Plionis, M., L'opez-Cruz, O., Tago, E., Basilakos, S.
From an up-to-date compilation of ACO cluster redshifts and velocity dispersions we extract a homogeneous sample of 459 clusters with robust velocity dispersion. Using the virial theorem to estimate...
Chandra Observations of the Disruption of the Cool Core in Abell 133 (2002)
Fujita, Yutaka, Sarazin, Craig L., Kempner, Joshua C., Rudnick, L., A, O. B. Slee, Roy, . L., ...
We present the analysis of a Chandra observation of the galaxy cluster Abell 133, which has a cooling flow core, a central radio source, and a diffuse, filamentary radio source which has been...
Chandra observations of the disruption of the cool core in A133 (2002)
Fujita, Y., Sarazin, C. L., Kempner, J. C., Rudnick, L., Slee, O. B., Roy, A. L., ...
We present the analysis of a Chandra observation of the galaxy cluster A133, which has a cooling flow core, a central radio source, and a diffuse, filamentary radio source that has been classified as...
Four Extreme Relic Radio Sources in Clusters of Galaxies (2001)
Slee, O. B., Roy, A. L., Murgia, M., Andernach, H., Ehle, M.
(Abridged) We describe the results of the highest-resolution radio observations yet made of four relic radio sources in the Abell clusters A13, A85, A133 and A4038. Our VLA images at 1.4 GHz with 4"...
Einasto, M., Einasto, J., Tago, E., M"uller, V., Andernach, H.
We study the distribution of X-ray selected clusters of galaxies with respect to superclusters determined by Abell clusters of galaxies and show that the distribution of X-ray clusters follows the...
Tago, E., Einasto, J., Einasto, M., M"uller, V., Andernach, H.
We study the space distribution of Abell and X-ray selected clusters of galaxies from the ROSAT Bright Source Catalog, and determine correlation functions for both cluster samples. On small scales...
Einasto, M., Einasto, J., Tago, E., Andernach, H., Dalton, G. B., M"uller, V.
We present a comparison of Abell and APM clusters of galaxies as tracers of the large scale structure of the Universe. We investigate selection functions of both cluster catalogs. We show that the...
Radio identification of decametric sources. I. Catalogue (2000)
Verkhodanov, O. V., Andernach, H., Verkhodanova, N. V.
We describe a method of plotting continuous spectra for radio sources on the basis of entries of various source catalogues in comparatively large error boxes around a given sky position. Sources from...
Radio-optical identification of very-steep spectrum radio sources from the UTR-2 catalogue (2000)
Andernach, H., Verkhodanov, O. V., Verkhodanova, N. V.
We used radio source catalogues accessible from the CATS database (http://cats.sao.ru) to establish radio continuum spectra for decametric radio sources in the UTR-2 catalogue (Braude et al.,...
The problem of identifying decametric sources (1999)
Verkhodanov, O. V., Andernach, H., Verkhodanova, N. V.
We describe a method to construct continuum spectra for radio sources on the basis of entries from various source catalogues in comparatively large error boxes around a given sky position. Sources...
Low frequency catalogues of the CATS database (1999)
Verkhodanov, O. V., Trushkin, S. A., Andernach, H.
The authors describe the largest existing publicly accessible radio source database CATS (``astrophysical CATalogues Supporting system''; http://cats.sao.ru). CATS contains more than 300 catalogues...
The supercluster-void network V. Alternative evidence for its regularity (1999)
Toomet, O., Andernach, H., Einasto, J., Einasto, M., Kasak, E., Starobinsky, A. A., ...
The distribution of Abell clusters of galaxies is analysed to study the regularity of the supercluster-void network. A new geometric method sensitive to the regularity of the location of clusters is...
X-ray Spectra of the RIXOS source sample (1999)
Mittaz, J. P. D., Carrera, F. J., Romero-Colmenero, E., Mason, K. O., Hasinger, G., McMahon, R., ...
We present results of an extensive study of the X-ray spectral properties of sources detected in the RIXOS survey, that is nearly complete down to a flux limit of 3e-14 cgs (0.5-2 keV). We show that...
Steps toward the power spectrum of matter. I.The mean spectrum of galaxies (1998)
Einasto, J., Einasto, M., Tago, E., Starobinsky, A. A., Atrio-Barandela, F., M"uller, V., ...
We calculate the mean power spectrum of galaxies using published power spectra of galaxies and clusters of galaxies. On small scales we use the power spectrum derived from the 2-dimensional...
VLA Observations of the giant Radio Galaxy 3C 449 (1998)
Feretti, L., Perley, R., Giovannini, G., Andernach, H.
In this paper we present multifrequency VLA observations of the giant radio galaxy 3C 449, obtained with high sensitivity and resolution in total intensity and polarized flux. These images show the...
The Supercluster-Void Network. IV. The Shape and Orientation of Superclusters (1998)
Jaaniste, J., Tago, E., Einasto, M., Einasto, J., Andernach, H., Müller, V.
We present a study of the shape, size, and spatial orientation of superclusters of galaxies. Approximating superclusters by triaxial ellipsoids we show that superclusters are flattened, triaxial...
Extragalactic database. VII Reduction of astrophysical parameters (1998)
Paturel, G., Andernach, H., Bottinelli, L., Di Nella, H., Durand, N., Garnier, R., ...
The Lyon-Meudon Extragalactic database (LEDA) gives a free access to the main astrophysical parameters for more than 100,000 galaxies. The most common names are compiled allowing users to recover...
Current Status of the ACO Cluster Redshift Compilation (1997)
We present an update of our compilation of measured redshifts of galaxy clusters in the all-sky Abell catalog. In the last 7 years the number of ACO clusters with measured z has doubled to now ~2100,...
The supercluster--void network II. An oscillating cluster correlation function (1997)
Einasto, J., Einasto, M., Frisch, P., Gottlöber, S., Müller, V., Saar, V., ...
We use rich clusters of galaxies in the Northern and Southern Galactic hemispheres up to a redshift z=0.12 to determine the cluster correlation function. We show that superclusters of galaxies and...
Searching (the) FIRST radio arcs near ACO clusters (1997)
Andernach, H., Gubanov, A. G., Slee, O. B.
Gravitational lensing (GL) of distant radio sources by galaxy clusters should produce radio arc(let)s. We extracted radio sources from the FIRST survey near Abell cluster cores and found their radio...
Current Status of Radio Source Databases (1997)
We review the history and present status of radio-source catalogue archiving and on-line retrieval of radio source data. Large efforts were spent by the first author in collecting and restoring...
Radio Spectra and NVSS Maps of Decametric Sources (1997)
Verkhodanov, O., Andernach, H., Verkhodanova, N., Loiseau, N.
We constructed radio spectra for ~1400 UTR-2 sources and find that 46% of them have concave curvature. Inspection of NVSS maps of 700 UTR sources suggests that half of all UTR sources are either...
Radio-optical orientation of E/S0 galaxies: APM versus FIRST (1997)
Stengler-Larrea, E., Andernach, H.
We searched for extended radio sources in isolated E/S0 galaxies comparing the FIRST and APM catalogues for a single POSS plate. The 35 most promising candidates were visually inspected on the...
A 120-Mpc Periodicity in the Three-Dimensional Distribution of Galaxy Superclusters (1997)
Einasto, J., Einasto, M., Gottlöber, S., Müller, V., Saar, V., Starobinsky, A. A., ...
Using a new compilation of available data on galaxy clusters and superclusters we present evidence for a quasiregular three-dimensional network of rich superclusters and voids, with the regions of...
Gamma-Ray Bursts from Radio-Quiet Quasars (1996)
Schartel, N., Andernach, H., Greiner, J.
We study positional coincidences between gamma-ray bursts in the BATSE 3B catalogue and quasars/AGN taken from the Veron-Cetty & Veron compilation. For most classes of AGN, for BL Lac objects and for...
Preparing a public database of radio sources (1996)
Andernach, H., Trushkin, S. A., Gubanov, A. G., Verkhodanov, O. V., Titov, V. B., Micol, A.
We have collected the largest existing set of radio source lists in machine-readable form: 320 tables with 1.75 million records. Only a minor fraction of these is accessible via public databases. We...
WWW Access to radio measurements of clusters of galaxies (1996)
Radio measurements of rich Abell clusters of galaxies have been collected both from radio source catalogues and dedicated publications. By gathering these data for every cluster, complemented by...
Extragalactic Databases: Present and Future (1994)
Current extragalactic databases are reviewed, including object-oriented databases, astronomical catalogues and compilations, as well as image archives and object catalogues from large-scale surveys....
How Complete is the Electronic Catalogue Archive at CDS in the Extragalactic Domain? (1994)
From the literature of 1987 to 1993 a representative sample was prepared of 500 papers with tabular information for >~50 supposedly extragalactic objects each. Regardless of their scientific value,...
Network Resources for Astronomers (1994)
Andernach, H., Hanisch, R. J., Murtagh, F.
The amount of data produced by large observational facilities and space missions has led to the archiving and on-line accessibility of much of this data, available to the entire astronomical...
The EINSTEIN On-Line Service (1994)
Harris, D. E., Grant, C. S., Andernach, H.
The Einstein On-Line Service (EOLS) is a simple menu-driven system which provides an intuitive method of querying over one hundred database catalogs. In addition, the EOLS contains over 30 CDROMs of...