A Suzaku Observation of the Cluster of Galaxies A1060
Abstract
We carried out observations of the central and 20' east offset regions of the cluster of galaxies Abell 1060 with Suzaku. Spatially resolved X-ray spectral=analysis has revealed temperature and abundance profiles of Abell 1060 out to 27'0≃380 h-1 70 kpc, which corresponded to ∼0.3 γvir. The temperature decrease of the intra cluster medium from 3.4 keV at the center to 2.2 keV in the outskirt region are clearly observed. Si, S and Fe abundances also decrease by more than 50% from the center to the outer parts, while Mg shows a fairly constant abundance of ∼ 0.7 solar within γ < 17'. O shows a lower abundance of ∼ 0.3 solar in the central region (γ < 6'), and indicates a similar feature with Mg, however it is sensitive to the estimated contribution of the Galactic components at the outer annuli (γ > 13').Results on temperature and abundances of Si, S, and Fe are consistent with those derived by XMM-Newton atγ < 13' The formation and metal enrichment of the cluster are discussed based on implications of our results.
- Publication:
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Heating versus Cooling in Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxies
- Pub Date:
- 2007
- DOI:
- 10.1007/978-3-540-73484-0_73
- Bibcode:
- 2007hvcg.conf..398S