Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Nov 1976
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976apj...209l.111c&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, vol. 209, Nov. 1, 1976, pt. 2, p. L111-L114.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Astronomical Maps, Galactic Clusters, Galactic Radiation, X Ray Sources, Bremsstrahlung, Galactic Nuclei, X Ray Astronomy
Scientific paper
A 0.5-3-keV X-ray map of the Perseus cluster of galaxies is presented. The map shows a region of strong emission centered near NGC 1275 plus a highly elongated emission region which lies along the line of bright galaxies that dominates the core of the cluster. The data are compared with various models that include point and diffuse sources. One model which adequately represents the data is the superposition of a point source at NGC 1275 and an isothermal ellipsoid resulting from the bremsstrahlung emission of cluster gas. The ellipsoid has a major core radius of 20.5 arcmin and a minor core radius of 5.5 arcmin, consistent with the values obtained from galaxy counts. All acceptable models provide evidence for a compact source (less than 3 arcmin FWHM) at NGC 1275 containing about 25% of the total emission. Since the diffuse X-ray and radio components have radically different morphologies, it is unlikely that the emissions arise from a common source, as proposed in inverse-Compton models.
Cash Webster
Malina Roger F.
Wolff Richard S.
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