Internal dynamics of the radio-halo cluster A2744

Details Internal dynamics of the radio-halo cluster A2744 Internal dynamics of the radio-halo cluster A2744

2006-03-08

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0603192v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

14 pages. Paper in press on Astronomy & Astrophysics

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10.1051/0004-6361:20054408

We present a detailed dynamical analysis of the rich galaxy cluster A2744, containing a powerful diffuse radio halo.Our analysis is based on redshift data for 102 galaxies, part of them recovered from unexplored spectra in the ESO archive. We combine galaxy velocity and position information to select the cluster members and determine global dynamical properties of the cluster. We use a variety of statistical tests to detect possible substructures. We find that A2744 appears as a well isolated peak in the redshift space at =0.306, which includes 85 galaxies recognized as cluster members. We compute the line-of-sight (LOS) velocity dispersion of galaxies (~1750 km/sec), which is significantly larger than what is expected in the case of a relaxed cluster with an observed X-ray temperature of 8 keV. We find evidence that this cluster is far from dynamical equilibrium, as shown by the non-Gaussian nature of the velocity distribution, the presence of a velocity gradient and a significant substructure. In particular, our results suggest a merging scenario of two clumps with a mass ratio of 3:1 and a LOS impact velocity (rest frame) of ~3000 km/sec, likely observed just after the core passage. The merging is occuring roughly in the NS direction with the axis close to the LOS. This scenario agrees with that proposed on the basis of recent Chandra results in its general lines, although suggesting a somewhat more advanced merging phase.

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