Re-observing the EUV emission from Abell 2199: in-situ measurement of background distribution by offset pointing

Abstract

The EUV excess emission from the clusters A2199 and A1795 remains an unexplained astrophysical phenomenon. There has been many unsuccessful attempts to `trivialize' the findings. In this Letter we present direct evidence to prove that the most recent of such attempts, which attributes the detected signals to a background non-uniformity effect, is likewise excluded. We address the issue by a re-observation of A2199 which features a new filter orientation, usage of a more sensitive part of the detector and, crucially, includes a background pointing at $\sim$ 2${}^o$ offset - the first {\it in situ} measurement of its kind. We demonstrate quantitatively two facts: (a) the offset pointing provides an accurate background template for the cluster observation, while (b) data from other blank fields do not. We then performed point-to-point subtraction of the {\it in situ} background from the cluster field, with appropriate propagation of errors. The resulting cluster radial profile is consistent with that obtained by our original method of subtracting a flat asymptotic background. The emission now extends to a radius of 20 arcmin; it confirms the rising prominence of EUV excess beyond $\sim$ 5 arcmin as previously reported.

11 pages, 9 figures (1 color), ApJL in press; minor changes in the abstract

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