Pairs of giant shock waves (N-waves) in merging galaxy clusters

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作者
Zhang, Congyao [1 ]
Churazov, Eugene [2 ,3 ]
Zhuravleva, Irina [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Chicago, Dept Astron & Astrophys, 5640 S Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 USA
[2] Max Planck Inst Astrophys, Karl Schwarzschild Str 1, D-85741 Garching, Germany
[3] Space Res Inst IKI, Profsoyuznaya 84-32, Moscow 117997, Russia
基金
俄罗斯科学基金会;
关键词
hydrodynamics; shock waves; methods: numerical; galaxies:; clusters:; individual:; Coma; A2744; galaxies: clusters: intracluster medium; X-rays: galaxies: clusters; MERGER; TEMPERATURE; VIEW;
D O I
10.1093/mnras/staa3718
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
When a subcluster merges with a larger galaxy cluster, a bow shock is driven ahead of the subcluster. At a later merger stage, this bow shock separates from the subcluster, becoming a 'runaway' shock that propagates down the steep density gradient through the cluster outskirts and approximately maintains its strength and the Mach number. Such shocks are plausible candidates for producing radio relics in the periphery of clusters. We argue that, during the same merger stage, a secondary shock is formed much closer to the main cluster centre. A close analogue of this structure is known in the usual hydrodynamics as N-waves, where the trailing part of the 'N' is the result of the non-linear evolution of a shock. In merging clusters, spherical geometry and stratification could further promote its development. Both the primary and the secondary shocks are the natural outcome of a single merger event and often both components of the pair should be present. However, in the radio band, the leading shock could be more prominent, while the trailing shock might conversely be more easily seen in X-rays. The latter argument implies that for some of the (trailing) shocks found in X-ray data, it might be difficult to identify their 'partner' leading shocks or the merging subclusters, which are farther away from the cluster centre. We argue that the Coma cluster and A2744 could be two examples in a post-merger state with such well-separated shock pairs.
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页码:1038 / 1045
页数:8
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