A radio approach to the cool core -- non cool core dichotomy

Details A radio approach to the cool core -- non cool core dichotomy A radio approach to the cool core -- non cool core dichotomy

2011-01-21

arxiv.org/abs/1101.4183v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics

Proceedings of the conference "Non-thermal phenomena in colliding galaxy clusters" (Nice, 15-18 November 2010)

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From the point of view of X-ray astronomers, galaxy clusters are usually divided into two classes: "cool core"(CC) and "non-cool core" (NCC) objects. The origin of this dichotomy has been subject of debate in recent years, between "evolutionary" models (where clusters can evolve from CC to NCC, mainly through mergers) and "primordial" models (where the state of the cluster is fixed "ab initio" by early mergers or pre-heating). We found that in a representative sample (clusters in the GMRT Radio halo survey with available X-ray data), none of the objects hosting a giant radio halo can be classified as a cool core. This result suggests that the main mechanisms which can produce the ingredients to start a large scale synchrotron emission (most likely mergers) are the same that can destroy CC and therefore strongly supports "evolutionary" models of the CC-NCC dichotomy.

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