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Where does the gas fueling star formation in BCGs originate?
S. Molendi, P. Tozzi, M. Gaspari +4
We investigate the relationship between X-ray cooling and star formation in brightest cluster galaxies (BCGs). We present an X-ray spectral analysis of the inner regions, 10-40 kpc…
The XXL survey XV: Evidence for dry merger driven BCG growth in XXL-100-GC X-ray clusters
S. Lavoie, J. P. Willis, J. Democles +33
The growth of brightest cluster galaxies is closely related to the properties of their host cluster. We present evidence for dry mergers as the dominant source of BCG mass growth a…
The XMM Cluster Outskirts Project (X-COP): Physical conditions to the virial radius of Abell 2142
C. Tchernin, D. Eckert, S. Ettori +9
Context. Galaxy clusters are continuously growing through the accretion of matter in their outskirts. This process induces inhomogeneities in the gas density distribution (clumping…
The Entire Virial Radius of the Fossil Cluster RXJ1159+5531: II. Dark Matter and Baryon Fraction
David A. Buote, Yuanyuan Su, Fabio Gastaldello +1
In this second paper on the entire virial region of the relaxed fossil cluster RXJ1159+5531, we present a hydrostatic analysis of the hot intracluster medium (ICM). For a model con…
A shock at the radio relic position in Abell 115
A. Botteon, F. Gastaldello, G. Brunetti +1
We analyzed a deep Chandra observation (334 ks) of the galaxy cluster Abell 115 and detected a shock co-spatial with the radio relic. The X-ray surface brightness profile across th…
A textbook example of ram-pressure stripping in the Hydra A/A780 cluster
S. De Grandi, D. Eckert, S. Molendi +7
In the current epoch, one of the main mechanisms driving the growth of galaxy clusters is the continuous accretion of group-scale halos. In this process, the ram pressure applied b…