A STRONG MERGER SHOCK IN ABELL 665

  • Dasadia S
  • Sun M
  • Sarazin C
  • et al.
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Abstract

Deep (103 ks) \chandra\ observations of Abell 665 have revealed rich structures in this merging galaxy cluster, including a strong shock and two cold fronts. The newly discovered shock has a Mach number of $M$ = 3.0 $\pm$ 0.6, propagating in front of a cold disrupted cloud. This makes Abell~665 the second cluster where a strong merger shock of $M \approx$ 3 has been detected, after the Bullet cluster. The shock velocity from jump conditions is consistent with (2.7 $\pm$ 0.7) $\times$ 10$^3$ km sec$^{-1}$. The new data also reveal a prominent southern cold front, with potentially heated gas ahead of it. Abell 665 also hosts a giant radio halo. There is a hint of diffuse radio emission extending to the shock at the north, which needs to be examined with better radio data. This new strong shock provides a great opportunity to study the re-acceleration model with the X-ray and radio data combined.

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Dasadia, S., Sun, M., Sarazin, C., Morandi, A., Markevitch, M., Wik, D., … Vacca, V. (2016). A STRONG MERGER SHOCK IN ABELL 665. The Astrophysical Journal, 820(1), L20. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8205/820/1/l20

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