Simulating the arrival of the southern substructure in the galaxy cluster Abell 1758

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Autori principali: Machado, Rubens E. G., Volert, Ricardo C., Albuquerque, Richards P., Monteiro-Oliveira, Rogério, Neto, Gastão B. Lima
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author Machado, Rubens E. G.
Volert, Ricardo C.
Albuquerque, Richards P.
Monteiro-Oliveira, Rogério
Neto, Gastão B. Lima
author_facet Machado, Rubens E. G.
Volert, Ricardo C.
Albuquerque, Richards P.
Monteiro-Oliveira, Rogério
Neto, Gastão B. Lima
contents Abell 1758 (z~0.278) is a galaxy cluster composed of two structures: A1758N and A1758S, separated by ~2.2 Mpc. The northern cluster is itself a dissociative merging cluster that has already been modelled by dedicated simulations. Recent radio observations revealed the existence of a previously undetected bridge connecting A1758N and A1758S. New simulations are now needed to take into account the presence of A1758S. We wish to evaluate which orbital configuration would be compatible with a bridge between the clusters. Using N-body hydrodynamical simulations that build upon the previous model, we explore different scenarios that could have led to the current observed configuration. Five types of orbital approaches were tested: radial, tangential, vertical, post-apocentric, and outgoing. We found that the incoming simulated scenarios are generally consistent with mild enhancements of gas density between the approaching clusters. The mock X-ray images exhibit a detectable bridge in all cases. Compared to measurements of Chandra data, the amplitude of the X-ray excess is overestimated by a factor of ~2--3 in the best simulations. The scenario of tangential approach proved to be the one that best matches the properties of the profiles of X-ray surface brightness. The scenarios of radial approach of vertical approach are also marginally compatible.
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spellingShingle Simulating the arrival of the southern substructure in the galaxy cluster Abell 1758
Machado, Rubens E. G.
Volert, Ricardo C.
Albuquerque, Richards P.
Monteiro-Oliveira, Rogério
Neto, Gastão B. Lima
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Astrophysics of Galaxies
Abell 1758 (z~0.278) is a galaxy cluster composed of two structures: A1758N and A1758S, separated by ~2.2 Mpc. The northern cluster is itself a dissociative merging cluster that has already been modelled by dedicated simulations. Recent radio observations revealed the existence of a previously undetected bridge connecting A1758N and A1758S. New simulations are now needed to take into account the presence of A1758S. We wish to evaluate which orbital configuration would be compatible with a bridge between the clusters. Using N-body hydrodynamical simulations that build upon the previous model, we explore different scenarios that could have led to the current observed configuration. Five types of orbital approaches were tested: radial, tangential, vertical, post-apocentric, and outgoing. We found that the incoming simulated scenarios are generally consistent with mild enhancements of gas density between the approaching clusters. The mock X-ray images exhibit a detectable bridge in all cases. Compared to measurements of Chandra data, the amplitude of the X-ray excess is overestimated by a factor of ~2--3 in the best simulations. The scenario of tangential approach proved to be the one that best matches the properties of the profiles of X-ray surface brightness. The scenarios of radial approach of vertical approach are also marginally compatible.
title Simulating the arrival of the southern substructure in the galaxy cluster Abell 1758
topic Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Astrophysics of Galaxies
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.20497