Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2008-06-09
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
6 pages, 7 figures, accepted for publication in A&A
Scientific paper
Aims. We measured radial metallicity profiles for a sample of ~50 hot, intermediate redshift galaxy clusters, selected from the XMM-Newton archive. Methods. As in our previous paper, we used background modeling rather than background subtraction, and the Cash statistic rather than the chi square. This method requires a careful characterization of all background components. We also performed montecarlo simulations to assess systematic effects. Results. The mean metallicity profile shows a peak in the center, and gently declines out to 0.2 R_{180}. Beyond 0.2 R_{180} the metallicity is roughly 0.2 solar and, at variance with recently published expectations based on simulations, consistent with being flat. We find no evidence of profile evolution from z=0.1 to z=0.3. When comparing our mean profile to those obtained by recent works with BeppoSAX and Chandra, we find remarkable agreement over the entire radial range.
Leccardi Alberto
Molendi Silvano
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