ASCA OBSERVATIONS OF COOLING FLOWS IN CLUSTERS OF GALAXIES

被引:106
作者
FABIAN, AC
ARNAUD, KA
BAUTZ, MW
TAWARA, Y
机构
[1] NASA,GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CTR,HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYS LAB,GREENBELT,MD 20771
[2] MIT,CTR SPACE RES,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02139
[3] NAGOYA UNIV,DEPT ASTROPHYS,CHIKUSA KU,NAGOYA,AICHI 46401,JAPAN
[4] UNIV MARYLAND,DEPT ASTRON,COLLEGE PK,MD 20742
关键词
COOLING FLOWS; GALAXIES; CLUSTERS OF;
D O I
10.1086/187633
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
ASCA spectra of the central regions of three cooling flows, in the Perseus, Centaurus, and A1795 clusters, together with the spectrum of the center of the Coma Cluster, are studied. Absorbed, cooler and/or cooling components are required for the cooling flow spectra but not for that of the Coma Cluster. Problems have been encountered with the basic plasma emission models in the energy range of the iron L complex, which preclude further detailed analysis at present. Our results show the potential of ASCA data for revealing the structure of cooling flows.
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页码:L63 / L66
页数:4
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