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合并子星系团的核心加热

Cluster Core Heating from Merging Subclusters

J. A. ZuHone, M. Markevitch

摘要:

虽然来自中央活动星系核的反馈为星系团核心的过冷问题提供了一个有吸引力的解决方案,但另一个可能的加热源可能来自合并引发的星系团核心气体的“晃动”。我们提出了一套模拟的星系团合并的子集群,以确定的晃动机制提供的加热量,探索一个参数空间的质量比,碰撞参量,和粘度的集群内介质(ICM)。我们的研究结果表明,与无气体的子集群合并所造成的晃动冷却可以部分抵消晃动加热,但这种机制是不太有效的,如果ICM是粘性的。

英文摘要:

Though feedback from central active galactic nuclei provides an attractive solution to the problem of overcooling in galaxy cluster cores, another possible source of heating may come from ``sloshing'' of the cluster core gas initiated by mergers. We present a set of simulations of galaxy cluster mergers with subclusters in order to determine the amount of heating provided by the mechanism of sloshing, exploring a parameter space over mass ratio, impact parameter, and viscosity of the intracluster medium (ICM). Our results show that for sloshing caused by mergers with gasless subclusters cooling may be partially offset by heating from sloshing, but this mechanism is less effective if the ICM is viscous.

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