Abstract
In this paper the list of candidate clusters identified from the I-band images of the ESO Imaging Survey (EIS) is completed using the data obtained over a total area of about 12 square degrees (EIS Patches C and D). 248 new cluster candidates are presented. Together with the data reported earlier the total I-band coverage of EIS is 17 square degrees, which has yielded a sample of 302 cluster candidates with estimated redshift in the range 0.2 ≲ z ≲ 1.3 and a median redshift of z = 0.5. This is the largest optically-selected sample currently available in the Southern Hemisphere. It is also well distributed in the sky thus providing targets for a variety of VLT programs nearly year round.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 83-92 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series |
Volume | 137 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2 May 1999 |
Externally published | Yes |