Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2009-02-28
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Submitted to ApJ Supplements, 6 pages, 6 figures
Scientific paper
We present a description of the public code XIM, a virtual X-ray observatory. XIM can be used to convert hydrodynamic simulations of astrophysical objects, such as large scale structure, galaxy clusters, groups, galaxies, supernova remnants, and similar extended objects, into virtual X-ray observations for direct comparison with observations and for post-processing with standard X-ray analysis tools. By default, XIM simulates Chandra and the International X-ray Observatory (IXO), but can accommodate any user-specified telescope parameters and instrument responses. Examples of XIM applications include virtual Chandra imaging of simulated X-ray cavities from AGN feedback in galaxy clusters, kinematic mapping of cluster velocity fields (e.g., due to mergers or AGN feedback), as well as detailed spectral modeling of multi-phase, multi-temperature spectra from space plasmas.
Brüggen Marcus
Heinz Sebastian
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