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The Representative XMM-Newton
Cluster Structure Survey is an XMM-Newton Legacy Project consisting of
uniform, deep X-ray observations of a sample of 33 nearby (z < 0.2)
galaxy clusters, together with a wealth of multi-wavelength follow-up
data. Galaxy clusters, as the largest well-defined dark matter haloes,
are
fundamental probes for the evolution of large-scale structure in the
Universe. They are also ideal astrophysical laboratories for the study
of many aspects of cosmic evolution, including the history of how stars
and galaxies form and evolve. X-ray observations probe the hot
intracluster gas, which contains information about important
evolutionary processes including cluster mergers, jets from
supermassive black holes and galaxy interactions. The X-ray-emitting
hot gas can also be used to trace the dark matter structure of galaxy
clusters, and test cosmological models.
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