Central galaxies in rich clusters are the sites of cluster cooling cores, withlarge masses of gas cooling through part of the X-ray band. Many of thesegalaxies host powerful radio sources. These sources can displace and compressthe X-ray gas leading to enhanced cooling and star formation. We request are-observation due to background flares of Abell 2063, a bright cooling core.Our Chandra observation showed radio holes in the X-ray emission. We willconstrain the source of additional pressure in the radio source needed tosupport overlying shells of X-ray gas. We will address the problem of the lackof kT less than 1-2 keV gas in cooling flows by searching for abundanceinhomogeneities, heating from the radio source, and excess absorption.
Instrument
EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage
2008-07-23T07:45:02Z/2008-07-23T15:41:57Z
Version
17.56_20190403_1200
Mission Description
The European Space Agencys (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESAs second cornerstone of the Horizon 2000 Science Programme. It carries 3 high throughput X-ray telescopes with an unprecedented effective area, and an optical monitor, the first flown on a X-ray observatory. The large collecting area and ability to make long uninterrupted exposures provide highly sensitive observations. Since Earths atmosphere blocks out all X-rays, only a telescope in space can detect and study celestial X-ray sources. The XMM-Newton mission is helping scientists to solve a number of cosmic mysteries, ranging from the enigmatic black holes to the origins of the Universe itself. Observing time on XMM-Newton is being made available to the scientific community, applying for observational periods on a competitive basis.
European Space Agency, Prof Craig Sarazin, 2009, 'Abell 2063: The Physics of Cooling Flow Clusters with Central Radio Sources', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-gqinn2m
