AN X-RAY TEMPERATURE MAP OF ABELL-754 - A MAJOR MERGER

被引:76
作者
HENRY, JP [1 ]
BRIEL, UG [1 ]
机构
[1] MAX PLANCK INST EXTRATERR PHYS, D-85740 GARCHING, GERMANY
关键词
GALAXIES; CLUSTERS; GENERAL; INDIVIDUAL; (ABELL; 754); X-RAYS;
D O I
10.1086/187823
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We present the first two-dimensional X-ray temperature map of the rich cluster of galaxies Abell 754. We also present an X-ray surface brightness map with improved spatial resolution and sensitivity compared with previous maps. Both the temperature map and the surface brightness map show that A754 is in the throes of a violent merger; it is probably far from hydrostatic equilibrium.
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页码:L9 / L12
页数:4
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