A Chandra observation of the disturbed cluster core of Abell 2204
Abstract
We present results from an observation of the luminous cluster of galaxies Abell 2204 using the Chandra X-ray Observatory. We show the core of the cluster has a complex morphological structure, made up of a high-density core (ne~ 0.2cm-3) with flat surface brightness, a surrounding central plateau, a tail-like feature, wrapping around to the east, and an unusual radio source. A temperature map and deprojected profile shows that the temperature rises steeply outside these regions, until around ~100 kpc where it drops, then rises again. Abundance maps and profiles show that there is a corresponding increase in abundance at the same radius as where the temperature drops. In addition, there are two cold fronts at radii of ~28 and 54.5 kpc. The disturbed morphology indicates that the cluster core may have undergone a merger. However, despite this disruption, the mean radiative cooling time in the centre is short (~230 Myr) and the morphology is regular on large scales.
- Publication:
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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Pub Date:
- January 2005
- DOI:
- 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08526.x
- arXiv:
- arXiv:astro-ph/0406094
- Bibcode:
- 2005MNRAS.356.1022S
- Keywords:
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- galaxies: clusters: individual: Abell 2204;
- X-rays: galaxies;
- Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- 7 pages, submitted to MNRAS