Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2008-05-30
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
15 pages of text, 6 figures, 4 tables, 1` appendix, accepted for publication in A&A
Scientific paper
{The determination of cluster masses is a complex problem that would be aided by information about the cluster shape and orientation (along the line-of-sight).} {It is in this context, that we have developed a scheme for identifying the intrinsic morphology and inclination of a cluster, by looking for the signature of the true cluster characteristics in the inter-comparison of the different deprojected emissivity profiles (that all project to the same X-ray brightness distribution) and by using SZe data when available.} {We deproject the cluster X-ray surface brightness profile under the assumptions of four different geometry and inclination configurations for the observed system; these 4 configurations correspond to four extreme geometry+inclination scenarios. The deprojection in question is performed by the non-parametric algorithm DOPING. The formalism is tested with model systems and then is applied to a sample of 24 clusters. While the shape determination is possible by implementing the X-ray brightness alone, the estimation of the inclination is usually markedly improved by the usage of SZe data that is available for the considered sample.}{We spot 8 prolate systems, 1 oblate and 15 of the clusters in our sample as triaxial. In fact, for systems identified as triaxial, we are able to discern how the three semi-axes lengths compare with each other. This, when compounded by the information about the line-of-sight extent, allows us to constrain the inclination quite tightly and offers the two intrinsic axial ratios of the triaxial systems.}{}
Chakrabarty Dalia
de Filippis Elisabetta
Russell Helen
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