Resolving the Shock Wave in Abell 3667

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Sep 1999

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Chandra Proposal ID #01800056

Physics

Chandra Proposal Id #01800056

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ROSAT PSPC image of A3667 suggests a shock wave located to the South-East of the cluster center. The X-ray surface brightness drops by a factor of 5 within 1' across the shock; the Hugoniot adiabat predicts a 50% temperature drop. A 100 ksec ACIS-I observation would enable an accurate measurement of the shock temperature profile (~1keV accuracy will be achieved in 15"x4.5' strips along the shock). The shock density profile will be resolved because the free path of electrons,15 kpc, corresponds to 10" at the cluster redshift. Important information about the ICM can be derived from these observations. For example, shaper shocks with milder temperature drop are expected if the magnetic fields are dynamically important.

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