Galaxy in low X-ray luminosity clusters

We study 172 confirmed cluster members in a sample of ten clusters at 0.23<z<0.3, with LX<~4x10^43^h^-2^erg/s[0.1-2.4keV]. The core of each cluster is imaged with WFPC2 in the F702W filter, and the spectroscopic sample is statistically complete to Mr~-19.0+5logh, within an 11' (~1.8h^-1^Mpc) field.

The clusters are dynamically well-separated from the surrounding field and most have velocity distributions consistent with Gaussians. The velocity dispersions range from 350-850km/s, consistent with the local L_X_-{sigma} correlation. All 10 clusters host a bright, giant elliptical galaxy without emission lines, near the centre of the X-ray emission.