ZWICKY-3146 - THE MOST MASSIVE COOLING FLOW

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作者
EDGE, AC [1 ]
FABIAN, AC [1 ]
ALLEN, SW [1 ]
CRAWFORD, CS [1 ]
WHITE, DA [1 ]
BOHRINGER, H [1 ]
VOGES, W [1 ]
机构
[1] MAX PLANCK INST EXTRATERR PHYS,D-85740 GARCHING,GERMANY
关键词
GALAXIES; CLUSTERING; CLUSTERS; INDIVIDUAL; ZW-3146; COOLING FLOWS; X-RAYS;
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10.1093/mnras/270.1.L1
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
In this Letter we present a deep ROSAT HRI image of Zwicky 3146 (or Zw 37-19), a distant cluster with high X-ray luminosity. The X-ray data show that the cluster contains the most massive known cooling flow at 1250 M. yr-1, the existence of which has important implications for the formation and evolution of the cluster. The central galaxy in the cluster shows strong optical line emission and a blue continuum, and is also aligned with the X-ray emission.
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