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铁在IntraCluster介质中的分布和演化

Tracing the distribution and evolution of Iron in the IntraCluster Medium

P. Tozzi

摘要:

星系团X射线谱中的发射线揭示了处于维里平衡的暗物质势阱中弥散热等离子体(ICM)中重元素的存在。多亏了钱德拉和XMM-牛顿的X射线卫星,我们现在能够以很好的精度测量铁的分布和演化,直到红移z ~ 1.3。研究高红移星系团ICM的化学和热力学性质是研究星系团星系与周围介质相互作用过程的有效工具。我们确认ICM在9 Gyr的回顾时间已经显著富集,并且发现铁丰度随红移的变化为(1+z)^(-1.25),意味着相对于z=1.3增加了~2倍。这一结果可以解释为,在z>2的大质量椭圆星系中,恒星形成过程迅速富集,随后富集气体从盘星系缓慢释放到ICM中,与从盘到S 0的形态转变有关。

英文摘要:

Emission lines in X-ray spectra of clusters of galaxies reveal the presence of heavy elements in the diffuse hot plasma (ICM) in virial equilibrium in the dark matter potential well. Thanks to the X-ray satellites Chandra and XMM-Newton we are now able to measure with good accuracy the distribution and evolution of Iron up to redshift z ~ 1.3. The capability of studying the chemical and thermodynamical properties of the ICM in high redshift clusters is an efficient tool to constrain the interaction processes between the cluster galaxies and the surrounding medium. We confirm that the ICM is already significantly enriched at a look-back time of 9 Gyr, and find that the Iron abundance change with redshift as (1+z)^(-1.25), implying an increase of a factor of ~2 with respect to z=1.3. This result can be explained by a prompt enrichment by star formation processes in massive ellipticals at z>2, followed by a slower release of enriched gas from disk galaxies into the ICM, associated to a morphological transition from disk to S0.

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