X-ray spectral observations of clusters of galaxies undergoing merger events

Details X-ray spectral observations of clusters of galaxies undergoing merger events X-ray spectral observations of clusters of galaxies undergoing merger events

Sep 1993

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 414, no. 1, p. L5-L8.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Galactic Clusters, Galactic Evolution, Galactic Structure, X Ray Spectra, Isophotes, Spectrum Analysis, Stellar Temperature, X Ray Astronomy

Scientific paper

We have analyzed the HEAO 1 A2 observations of two clusters whose optical and X-ray isophotes are suggestive of merging subclusters, A119 and A754, and find evidence of nonisothermal X-ray emission from both clusters. The X-ray spectrum of both clusters, when fitted with a single isothermal model, shows residual soft X-ray emission. There is a statistically significant reduction in chi-squared (98 percent probability based on the F-test) when a second temperature component is added. If the asymmetric isophotes seen in the soft X-ray image are indicative of merging subclusters, then our analysis of the Einstein IPC spectra and Solid State Spectrometer observations of A754, which provide some spatial and spectral resolution, suggests that the two temperature components seen in the HEAO 1 A2 spectra are associated with gas trapped in the subcluster potential wells. The implied subcluster isothermal masses suggest that a more massive cluster is accreting a less massive companion in A754. The present observations cannot rule out the alternative possibility that the cooler gas is associated with the outer cluster atmosphere rather than individual subclusters, as appears to be the case for A119. Astro D observations will be necessary to distinguish between these two possibilities for both clusters.

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