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Name: Diffusive shock acceleration induced by a cluster mergerquestionMark
Published: 2012-01-22T00:00:00Z

Proposal ID	065403
Title	Diffusive shock acceleration induced by a cluster merger?
Download Data Associated to the proposal	https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0654030101 https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0654030201
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-5h8nwed
Principal Investigator, PI	Prof Huub Rottgering
Abstract	We have discovered an extraordinarily long, narrow steep spectrum radio relic inthe galaxy cluster CIZA J2242.8+5301. The relic has a remarkable radio spectralindex gradient perpendicular to its long axis and polarization points to amagnetic field parallel to it. Here we propose deep X-ray observations to (i)confirm the presence of a shock front at the position of the radio relic, (ii)determine the shock physical conditions, (iii) characterize the dynamical stateof the cluster, and (iv) map the temperature distribution. These observationswill (i) provide conclusive evidence for the existence of diffusive shockacceleration and, (ii) constrain scenarios connecting the properties of shockfronts, particle acceleration mechanisms, and the occurrence of radio relics.
Publications	XMM-Newton observations of the merging galaxy cluster CIZA J2242.8+5301 \|Ogrean, G. A., Bruggen, M., et al. \| MNRAS \| 429-2617 \| 2013 \| 2013MNRAS.429.2617O \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2013MNRAS.429.2617O X-ray observations of the merging cluster CIZA J2242.8+5301 \|Ogrean, G., Bruggen, M., et al. \| AN \| 334-342 \| 2013 \| 2013AN....334..342O \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2013AN....334..342O Serendipitous UV source catalogues for 10 years of XMM and 5 years of Swift \|Yershov, V. N., \| Ap&SS \| 354-97 \| 2014 \| 2014Ap&SS.354...97Y \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2014Ap&SS.354...97Y Suzaku X-ray study of the double radio relic galaxy cluster CIZA J2242.8+5301 \|Akamatsu, H., van Weeren, R. J., et al. \| A&A \| 582-87 \| 2015 \| 2015A&A...582A..87A \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2015A&A...582A..87A The Million Optical - Radio/X-ray Associations (MORX) Catalogue \|Flesch, Eric W., \| PASA \| 33-52 \| 2016 \| 2016PASA...33...52F \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2016PASA...33...52F Iron abundance distribution in the hot gas of merging galaxy clusters \|Urdampilleta, I., Mernier, F., et al. \| A&A \| 629-31 \| 2019 \| 2019A&A...629A..31U \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2019A&A...629A..31U Classification of 4XMM-DR9 sources by machine learning \|Zhang, Yanxia, Zhao, Yongheng, \| MNRAS \| 503-5263 \| 2021 \| 2021MNRAS.503.5263Z \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2021MNRAS.503.5263Z The EXTraS project: Exploring the X-ray transient and variable sky \|De Luca, A., Salvaterra, R., et al. \| A&A \| 650-167 \| 2021 \| 2021A&A...650A.167D \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2021A&A...650A.167D The XMM-Newton Line Emission Analysis Program (X-LEAP). I. Emission-line Survey of O VII, O VIII, and Fe L-shell Transitions \|Pan, Zeyang, Qu, Zhijie, et al. \| ApJS \| 271-62 \| 2024 \| 2024ApJS..271...62P \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024ApJS..271...62P From Active Stars to Black Holes: A Discovery Tool for Galactic X-Ray Sources \|Rodriguez, Antonio C., \| PASP \| 136-054201 \| 2024 \| 2024PASP..136e4201R \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024PASP..136e4201R Robust constraints on feebly interacting particles using XMM-Newton \|Luque, Pedro De la Torre, Balaji, Shyam, \| PhRvD \| 109-L101305 \| 2024 \| 2024PhRvD.109j1305L \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024PhRvD.109j1305L Multimessenger search for electrophilic feebly interacting particles from supernovae \|Luque, Pedro De la Torre, Balaji, Shyam, \| PhRvD \| 109-103028 \| 2024 \| 2024PhRvD.109j3028L \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024PhRvD.109j3028L Importance of Cosmic-Ray Propagation on Sub-GeV Dark Matter Constraints \|De la Torre Luque, Pedro, Balaji, Shyam, \| ApJ \| 968-46 \| 2024 \| 2024ApJ...968...46D \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024ApJ...968...46D
Instrument	EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage	2010-12-13T16:30:27Z/2010-12-15T06:19:14Z
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.
Creator Contact	https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/xmm-newton-helpdesk
Date Published	2012-01-22T00:00:00Z
Keywords	"magnetic field parallel", "spectrum radio relic", "cluster merger ?.", "radio relics", "iv map", "shock front", "diffusive shock acceleration", "shock fronts", "shock physical conditions", "radio relic", "temperature distribution", "conclusive evidence", "J2242.8", "particle acceleration mechanisms", "deep xray"
Publisher And Registrant	European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines	European Space Agency, Prof Huub Rottgering, 2012, 'Diffusive shock acceleration induced by a cluster mergerquestionMark', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-5h8nwed