Models of Galaxy Clusters with Thermal Conduction
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Models of Galaxy Clusters with Thermal Conduction
We present a simple model of hot gas in galaxy clusters, assuming hydrostatic equilibrium and energy balance between radiative cooling and thermal conduction. For five clusters, A1795, A1835, A2199, A2390 and RXJ1347.5-1145, the model gives a good description of the observed radial profiles of electron density and temperature, provided we take the thermal conductivity κ to be about 30% of the S...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Astrophysical Journal
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0004-637X,1538-4357
DOI: 10.1086/344641