Precocious clusters identified by Chandra
ScienceDaily (28 October 2010) – NASA’s Chandra x-ray Observatory has observed an unusual galaxies surrounding a bright core of relatively cool gas a quasar called contains 3 c 186. This is still observed that the most distant object and may insight into the triggering of quasars and the growth of clusters.
This composite image of the surrounding cluster 3 c 186 contains a new, deep image of Chandra (blue) shows emission of gas, around the point like quasar near the center of the cluster. Chandra x-ray spectra show that the temperature of the gas of 80 million degrees on the outskirts of cluster is up to 30 million into the core.This fall in temperature occurs because intense x-ray emission of gas it abkühlt.Optische data from the Gemini telescope in yellow stars and galaxies point in the field of view.
What makes this particular clusters and its interesting is its strong cooling core age 3 c is 186 approximately 8 billion light-years from Earth, so that it removed the galaxy cluster the most distant known to a prominent cooling core included. Because its remoteness is cluster seen when the universe in less than its current age is relatively young.
Previous observations have revealed less than about 6 billion light years in smaller distances from Earth, large numbers of clusters with strong cooling cores. Far less, but found at larger distances between 6 and 8 billion light years.Given his young age this “precocious” galaxy clusters around 3 C 186 seems surprisingly well made are.
Cooling veins destroy an explanation why less cooling are cores for longer distances, is that these younger cluster higher prices the merge with other clusters or galaxies would mergers erleben.Diese. In connection with the fact that it form takes a long time cooling cores, so rare in the earlier stages of the universe.
Because this cluster meaningful found only through a Chandra survey of a small sample of radio sources, it is possible that there are many more similar objects over long distances.They are detected it may revise, our understanding of how galaxy clusters developed during this period of history of the universe.
This galaxy cluster is also the most distant ever seen contain a quasar.Only other galaxy clusters with a bright quasar has a detailed study about his x-ray emitting gas and it is located much closer to earth than 3 c 186.Im principle can provide cooling gas close to 3 c 186 enough fuel, the growth of the supermassive black hole that support power source for the quasar.
This object provides an interesting way to study the effects of a quasar within a galaxy cluster environment.The energy generated from the black hole can result in the cluster not only via mechanical power in a Jet, but also by radiation from the released policy.This could bright quasar in a mighty wind, which heated the surrounding gas and prevent, that more cooling.
The cluster is probably its a predecessor of the famous nearby clusters as Perseus and where jets are driven MS 0735.6 + 7421, the central black hole boring from more distant cavities in the cluster Gas.Es and younger than these other two clusters and the radio source 3 c 186 is associated with 0735.6 + 7421 smaller and younger than in Perseus and MS.
The paper outlines these results will be published in the October 10th issue of the Astrophysical Journal.Die is list of authors Aneta Siemiginowska, Douglas Burke and Thomas Aldcroft of from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Diana Worrall from the University of Bristol, UK, Steve Allen from Kavli Institute for particle astrophysics and Cosmology at Stanford University, Jill Bechtold from the University of Arizona, and Tracy Clarke and Teddy Cheung of Naval Research Laboratory.
NASA’s MSFC in Huntsville, Alabama, manages the Chandra program for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington.Dem Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory controls Chandra’s science and flight operations from Cambridge, mass..
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