X-ray/Optical analysis of the cluster of galaxies Abell 1300: Indications of a post-merger at z = 0.31
Lemonon, L. · Pierre, M. · Hunstead, R. · Reid, A. · Mellier, Y. · Bohringer, H.
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We present ROSAT PSPC and HRI observations of the distant cluster A1300 (z = 0.3071) in conjunction with optical data, to investigate the physics of the intra-cluster medium and the dynamical state of the cluster. By means of a multi-resolution wavelet analysis, we find evidence for structures in the X-ray emission of this very luminous (Lₓ 1.7 10⁴⁵ erg/s) in the 0.1--2.4 keV band) and massive (Mtot 1.3 x 10¹⁵ Msun at a radius 2.2 Mpc) cluster. This cluster is significant as we appear to be witnessing the end of a merger which occurred at an early epoch.
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