Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Jun 1992
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992apj...391..608h&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 391, no. 2, June 1, 1992, p. 608-616.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
64
Cooling Flows (Astrophysics), Cosmic Dust, Galactic Clusters, Intergalactic Media, Lyman Alpha Radiation, Balmer Series, Infrared Radiation, Interstellar Extinction, Iue, Ultraviolet Astronomy
Scientific paper
Ly-alpha and UV continuum fluxes from measurements across the emission-line regions of 10 'cooling flow' clusters of galaxies are tabulated. Comparison of Ly-alpha emission fluxes obtained with the IUE satellite with optical Balmer emission fluxes is used to demonstrate that the lines of sight to the centers of these clusters show an average excess reddening E(B-V) about 0.19 above foreground extinction. While some fraction of this may derive from localized extinction in the central (cooling flow) region of the cluster, a substantial portion of this effect should arise from an extended cluster component. The case where this extinction originates in the hot intracluster gas of the cluster halo is considered. Estimates for the corresponding 100-micron infrared emission, assuming grain properties similar to those of interstellar grains, place the expected emission at the about 1/2 Jy level for nearby clusters. Measurements from IRAS pointed mode observations of clusters are consistent with the expected values. These results are used to show that ISO and SIRTF may detect clusters to cosmological distances.
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