Merger Shocks in Clusters of Galaxies

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Sep 2000

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Chandra Proposal ID #02800171

Physics

Chandra Proposal Id #02800171

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Major mergers of clusters are the most energetic events in the present Universe. We propose Chandra observations of 3 merging clusters to detect shocks in the intracluster gas. We will use these shocks to determine the global dynamics and local physics of the intracluster medium. Shock physics will determine: (a) if the kinetic energy is effectively thermalized in shocks or if much of the shock energy goes into turbulence, magnetic fields, or cosmic rays; (b) if electrons undergo collisionless heating in the shocks; (c) whether the acceleration of relativistic electrons is effective in these shocks; and (d) what the persistence of small cooling cores tells us about the dynamics of mergers and peaks in the dark matter distribution in clusters.

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