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Bow Shock and Radio Halo in the Merging Cluster A520

Bow Shock and Radio Halo in the Merging Cluster A520

Chandra observations of the merging galaxy cluster A520 reveal a prominent bow shock with M = 2.1. This is only the second clear example of a substantially supersonic merger shock front in clusters. Comparison of the X-ray image with that of the previously known radio halo reveals a coincidence of …