X-ray selected galaxy clusters in the Pan-STARRS Medium Deep Survey★
X-ray selected galaxy clusters in the Pan-STARRS Medium Deep Survey★
[abridged] We present the results of a pilot study for the extended MACS survey (eMACS), a comprehensive search for distant, X-ray luminous galaxy clusters at z>0.5. Our pilot study applies the eMACS concept to the 71 deg^2 area extended by the ten fields of the Pan-STARRS1 (PS1) Medium Deep Survey …