Understanding the Process of Ram Pressure Stripping in M86

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Sep 2004

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Chandra Proposal ID #06610873

Physics

Chandra Proposal Id #06610873

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We propose a joint Chandra and XMM-Newton observation of the outer ram pressure stripped regions of the Virgo cluster galaxy, M86. Crossing the Virgo cluster at supersonic velocity, M86 shows a tail extending 28', 130 kpc long (in the plane of the sky). We propose observations of this tail and the leading edge of M86, which have not been observed with the current generation of X-ray telescopes, to measure the sharpness of the leading edge, derive gas temperatures and abundances in these two extreme regions, and derive the ram pressure forces on the galaxy atmosphere. We will derive the velocity of M86 through the Virgo core and, by combining the proposed observations with those already available, study the instabilities inherent in ram pressure stripping at supersonic velocities.

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