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子弹簇的约束仿真

Constrained Simulation of the Bullet Cluster

Craig Lage, Glennys Farrar

摘要:

在这项工作中,我们报告了详细的模拟子弹状星系团(1 E0657 -56)合并,包括磁流体力学,等离子体冷却,和自适应网格细化。我们约束的模拟数据从引力透镜重建和0.5 - 2 keV钱德拉X射线通量图,然后比较得到的模型,更高的能量X射线通量,提取的等离子体温度图,Sunyaev-Zel'dovich效应测量,和集群晕射电辐射。我们通过最小化完整的2D观测数据集和模拟之间的卡方优值来约束初始条件,而不是像以前的研究那样只比较少数特征,如子星系团质心的位置。一个简单的初始配置的两个三轴集群NFW暗物质配置文件和物理上合理的等离子体配置文件给出了一个很好的适合目前的观测形态和X射线发射的合并集群。不需要非常规的物理学或极端的坠落速度。这项研究深入了解了星系团合并过程中的天体物理过程,并限制了磁场的强度和相干长度。这里开发的技术,以创建现实的,稳定的,三轴集群,并利用整体的2D图像数据,将适用于未来的模拟研究的其他合并集群。这种约束模拟的方法,当应用于测量良好的系统,应该是一个强大的补充,目前的工具,了解X射线团簇和它们的磁场,以及它们的形成过程。

英文摘要:

In this work, we report on a detailed simulation of the Bullet Cluster (1E0657-56) merger, including magnetohydrodynamics, plasma cooling, and adaptive mesh refinement. We constrain the simulation with data from gravitational lensing reconstructions and 0.5 - 2 keV Chandra X-ray flux map, then compare the resulting model to higher energy X-ray fluxes, the extracted plasma temperature map, Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect measurements, and cluster halo radio emission. We constrain the initial conditions by minimizing the chi-squared figure of merit between the full 2D observational data sets and the simulation, rather than comparing only a few features such as the location of subcluster centroids, as in previous studies. A simple initial configuration of two triaxial clusters with NFW dark matter profiles and physically reasonable plasma profiles gives a good fit to the current observational morphology and X-ray emissions of the merging clusters. There is no need for unconventional physics or extreme infall velocities. The study gives insight into the astrophysical processes at play during a galaxy cluster merger, and constrains the strength and coherence length of the magnetic fields. The techniques developed here to create realistic, stable, triaxial clusters, and to utilize the totality of the 2D image data, will be applicable to future simulation studies of other merging clusters. This approach of constrained simulation, when applied to well-measured systems, should be a powerful complement to present tools for understanding X-ray clusters and their magnetic fields, and the processes governing their formation.

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