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A2163:最热的阿贝尔星系团II中的合并事件。伴随星系-气体分离的子星系团吸积

A2163: Merger events in the hottest Abell galaxy cluster II. Subcluster accretion with galaxy-gas separation

H. Bourdin, M. Arnaud, P. Mazzotta, G. W. Pratt, J. -L. Sauvageot, R. Martino, S. Maurogordato, A. Cappi, C. Ferrari, C. Benoist

摘要:

位于z = 0.203的A2163是一个丰富的星系团,具有群内介质(ICM),表现出非凡的特性,包括异常高的X射线光度,平均温度,以及强大和扩展的射电晕。它的气体和星系结构的不规则和复杂的形态表明,这个星系团最近经历了涉及两个或更多星系团成分的重大合并事件。本文利用XMM-Newton和Chandra观测的X射线数据进行光谱成像分析,研究了气体的结构和动力学。根据冷锋的证据,我们推断冷核穿过主星团A2163-A东西向拉长的大气层向西运动。位于超密度星系附近,由于高速吸积,这颗气体“子弹”似乎已经在空间上与其星系(以及可能的暗物质成分)分离。从气体亮度和温度剖面分析在两个相反的地区的主集群,我们表明,ICM已被压缩背后的交叉'子弹'可能是因为冲击加热,导致强烈的偏离ICM流体静力平衡在这一地区。假设从Yx代理估计的质量最好地表明了系统的总质量,并且在子集群吸积之前,集群的西部部门处于近似流体静力平衡,我们推断质量比为1:4的两个子单元之间的合并方案,导致目前的总系统质量为M500 $\propto 1.9 \times 1015 M_{\odot}$。A2163的特殊性质与1 E0657 -56(所谓的“子弹簇”)存在各种相似之处。这些相似之处可能与类似的合并情况有关。

英文摘要:

Located at z = 0.203, A2163 is a rich galaxy cluster with an intra-cluster medium (ICM) that exhibits extraordinary properties, including an exceptionally high X-ray luminosity, average temperature, and a powerful and extended radio halo. The irregular and complex morphology of its gas and galaxy structure suggests that this cluster has recently undergone major merger events that involve two or more cluster components. In this paper, we study the gas structure and dynamics by means of spectral-imaging analysis of X-ray data obtained from XMM-Newton and Chandra observations. From the evidence of a cold front, we infer the westward motion of a cool core across the E-W elongated atmosphere of the main cluster A2163-A. Located close to a galaxy over-density, this gas 'bullet' appears to have been spatially separated from its galaxy (and presumably dark matter component) as a result of high-velocity accretion. From gas brightness and temperature profile analysis performed in two opposite regions of the main cluster, we show that the ICM has been adiabatically compressed behind the crossing 'bullet' possibly because of shock heating, leading to a strong departure of the ICM from hydrostatic equilibrium in this region. Assuming that the mass estimated from the Yx proxy best indicates the overall mass of the system and that the western cluster sector is in approximate hydrostatic equilibrium before subcluster accretion, we infer a merger scenario between two subunits of mass ratio 1:4, leading to a present total system mass of M500 $\propto 1.9 \times 1015 M_{\odot}$. The exceptional properties of A2163 present various similarities with those of 1E0657-56, the so-called 'bullet-cluster'. These similarities are likely to be related to a comparable merger scenario.

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