Properties of the cosmological filament between two clusters: A possible detection of a large-scale accretion shock by $Suzaku$

Abstract

We report on the results of a $Suzaku$ observation of the plasma in the filament located between the two massive clusters of galaxies Abell 399 and Abell 401. Abell 399 ($z$=0.0724) and Abell 401 ($z$=0.0737) are expected to be in the initial phase of a cluster merger. In the region between the two clusters, we find a clear enhancement in the temperature of the filament plasma from 4 keV (expected value from a typical cluster temperature profile) to $kT\sim$6.5 keV. Our analysis also shows that filament plasma is present out to a radial distance of 15' (1.3 Mpc) from a line connecting the two clusters. The temperature profile is characterized by an almost flat radial shape with $kT\sim$6-7 keV within 10' or $\sim$0.8 Mpc. Across $r$=8'~from the axis, the temperature of the filament plasma shows a drop from 6.3 keV to 5.1 keV, indicating the presence of a shock front. The Mach number based on the temperature drop is estimated to be $\mathcal{M}\sim$1.3. We also successfully determined the abundance profile up to 15' (1.3 Mpc), showing an almost constant value ($Z$=0.3 solar) at the cluster outskirt. We estimated the Compton $y$-parameter to be $\sim$14.5$\pm 1.3\times 10^{-6}$, which is in agreement with $Planck$'s results (14-17$\times 10^{-6}$ on the filament). The line of sight depth of the filament is $l\sim$1.1 Mpc, indicating that the geometry of filament is likely a pancake shape rather than cylindrical. The total mass of the filamentary structure is $\sim$7.7$\times 10^{13}{\mathrm{M}}_{\odot }$. We discuss a possible interpretation of the drop of X-ray emission at the rim of the filament, which was pushed out by the merging activity and formed by the accretion flow induced by the gravitational force of the filament.

8 pages, 8 figures, accepted for publication in A&A

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