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Chandra X-ray Observations of the High Redshift Cluster of Galaxies RDCSJ0910+54221199 views
Author
Sooklal, Evan, Astronomy, University of Virginia
Advisors
Sarazin, Craig, AS-Astronomy, University of Virginia
Abstract
Two X-ray observations of Chandra are analyzed. The resulting adaptively
smoothed image showed no bimodality, and the color image showed a cool core
with a decreasing temperature gradient. The surface brightness profile was
well-fit, and shows the spatial distribution of X-ray emission. Extracting and
measuring the spectra of inner and outer regions confirmed that the energy
is relatively similar between them; therefore, it is most likely not a relaxed
cluster. The data suggested that there is a merging process at some level. It
is possible to be a late-stage merger, or one observed in the line of sight, but
it is indiscernible.
Sooklal, Evan. Chandra X-ray Observations of the High Redshift Cluster of Galaxies RDCSJ0910+5422. University of Virginia, Astronomy, BS (Bachelor of Science), 2022-05-15, https://doi.org/10.18130/p7t5-hk76.
