Chandra imaging spectroscopy of the Perseus cluster core

Robert W. Schmidt,A.C. Fabian, J.S. Sanders (Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, UK)


Abstract

We present a detailed Chandra study of the complex spectral structure of the intracluster medium in the core of the Perseus cluster. We map the asymmetric distribution of the X-ray gas properties, such as temperature and metallicity, and study the spectral variations across prominent features like the well-known holes and their rims.

CATEGORY: CLUSTERS OF GALAXIES



 

Himel Ghosh
2001-08-02