The Cosmic Large-Scale Structure in X-rays (CLASSIX) cluster survey IV: Superclusters in the local Universe at z <= 0.03

TL;DR

This paper maps large-scale superstructures in the local universe using X-ray luminous clusters, identifying eight major superclusters and providing detailed maps and catalogs for cosmological research.

Contribution

It presents a detailed identification and characterization of superclusters in the local universe using X-ray data, including new maps, catalogs, and analysis of their properties.

Findings

Eight superclusters identified with at least five members

Largest supercluster is Perseus-Pisces, over 100 Mpc long

Superstructures reliably recovered across different X-ray luminosity thresholds

Abstract

It is important to map the large-scale matter distribution in the local Universe for cosmological studies, such as the tracing of the large-scale peculiar velocity flow, the characterisation of the environment for different astronomical objects, and for precision measurements of cosmological parameters. We used X-ray luminous clusters to map this matter distribution and find that about 51% of the groups and clusters are members of superclusters which occupy only a few percent of the volume. In this paper we provide a detailed description of these large-scale structures. With a friends-to-friends algorithm, we find eight superclusters with a cluster overdensity ratio of at least two with five or more galaxy group and cluster members in the cosmic volume out to z = 0.03. The four most prominent ones are the Perseus-Pisces, the Centaurus, the Coma, and the Hercules supercluster, with lengths from about 40 to over 100 Mpc and estimated masses of 0.6 - 2.2 10^16 Msun. The largest of these structures is the Perseus-Pisces supercluster. The four smaller superclusters include the Local and the Abell 400 supercluster and two superclusters in the constellations Sagittarius and Lacerta. We provide detailed maps, member catalogues, and physical descriptions of the eight superclusters. By constructing superclusters with a range of cluster sub-samples with different lower X-ray luminosity limits, we show that the main structures are always reliably recovered.