Weak Merging Scenario of CLASH Cluster A209

Wen-Cheng Feng,Heng Yu,Hai-Hui Zhao, Xiao-Lan Hou,Shu-Mei Jia,Cheng-Kui Li, Yu-Lin Cheng,Paolo Tozzi,Ming Sun,Yong Chen

RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS(2024)

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Abstract
We study the structural and dynamical properties of A209 based on Chandra and XMM-Newton observations. We obtain detailed temperature, pressure, and entropy maps with the contour binning method, and find a hot region in the NW direction. The X-ray brightness residual map and corresponding temperature profiles reveal a possible shock front in the NW direction and a cold front feature in the SE direction. Combined with the galaxy luminosity density map we propose a weak merger scenario. A young sub-cluster passing from the SE to NW direction could explain the optical subpeak, the intracluster medium temperature map, the X-ray surface brightness excess, and the X-ray peak offset together.
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X-rays: galaxies: clusters,galaxies: clusters: intracluster medium,galaxies: clusters: Abell 209
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