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X射线观测的星系团亚结构演化

Evolution of Substructure in Galaxy Clusters as Observed in X-Rays

Brian C. Hart

摘要:

星系团是宇宙中最大的引力束缚物体,直径为兆秒差距量级。我们的工作是问它们的形状(形态)是否会随着宇宙的年龄而改变。我们观测了165个星系团的样本,在0.1 < z < 1.3。各种各样的测量被用来量化星系团的形状。钱德拉X射线天文台的档案观测被使用。为了比较,在距离星系团中心300 kpc和500 kpc的两个不同距离处探测了形态演化。在几乎所有的情况下,我们都能够排除星系团在宇宙历史上保持其形态的可能性,这与我们目前对大尺度结构形成的看法一致。此外,我们发现,椭圆度,作为一种手段,量化形态,是有限的使用,如这项工作的研究。

英文摘要:

Clusters of galaxies are the largest gravitationally-bound objects in the Universe, having diameters on order of Mpc. Our work asked whether their shapes (morphologies) change over time as the Universe ages. We observed a sample of 165 galaxy clusters, at 0.1 < z < 1.3. A variety of measures were used to quantify the shapes of galaxy clusters. Archive observations from the Chandra X-Ray Observatory were used. Morphology evolution was probed at two different distances from clusters' centers -- 300 kpc and 500 kpc -- for comparison. In almost all cases, we were able to rule out that clusters retain their morphology over the history of the Universe, which is in agreement with our current picture of large-scale structure formation. In addition, we found that ellipticities, as a means of quantifying morphologies, are of limited use in studies such as this work.

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