The SRG/eROSITA All-Sky Survey: Large-scale view of the Centaurus cluster

Angie Veronica; Thomas H. Reiprich; Florian Pacaud; Jeremy S. Sanders; Efrain Gattuzz; Michael C. H. Yeung; Esra Bulbul; Vittorio Ghirardini; Ang Liu; Caroline Mannes; Alexander Morelli; Naomi Ota

doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202450277

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The SRG/eROSITA All-Sky Survey: Large-scale view of the Centaurus cluster

arXiv:2404.04909 · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202450277

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Methods. We utilized the combined five SRG/eROSITA All-Sky Survey data (eRASS:5) to perform X-ray imaging and spectral analyses of the Centaurus cluster in various directions to large radii. Surface brightness (SB) profiles out to $2 R_{200}$ were constructed. We acquired gas temperature, metallicity, and normalization per area profiles out to $R_{200}$ . We compared our results with previous Centaurus studies, cluster outskirts measurements, and simulations. Comprehensive sky background analysis was done across the FoV, in particular, to assess the variation of the eROSITA Bubble emission that partially contaminates the field. Results. The processed X-ray images show the known sloshing-induced structures in the core. The core ( $r \leq 11 kpc$ ) is better described with a 2T model than a 1T model. Here, we measured lower T from the cooler component (~1.0 keV) and higher Z ( $\sim 1.6 Z_{⊙}$ ), signifying an iron bias. In the intermediate radial range, we observed prominent SB and normalization per area excesses in the eastern sector (Cen 45 location), reaching out to $R_{500}$ . Temperature enhancements near the location of Cen 45 imply that the gas is shock-heated due to the interaction with Cen 30, the significant excess behind Cen 45 center might be the tail/ram-pressure-stripped gas. We found good agreement between the outskirt temperatures with the profile from simulations and fit from Suzaku outskirts measurements. We detected significant SB emission to the sky background level out to $R_{200}$ with a $3.5 σ$ and followed by $2.9 σ$ at $1.1 R_{200}$ . The metallicity at $R_{500} - R_{200}$ is low but within the ranges of other outskirts studies. Conclusions. We present the first measurement of ICM morphology and properties of Centaurus cluster sampling the whole azimuth beyond $3 0^{'}$ , increasing the probed volume by a factor of almost 30.

arXiv commentAccepted for publication by the Astronomy & Astrophysics journal (December 17, 2024): 19 pages, 9 figures (main text), 6 figure (appendix)

The SRG/eROSITA All-Sky Survey: Large-scale view of the Centaurus cluster

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