Shocks and cold fronts in merging and massive galaxy clusters: new detections with Chandra
Shocks and cold fronts in merging and massive galaxy clusters: new detections with Chandra
A number of merging galaxy clusters shows the presence of shocks and cold fronts, i.e. sharp discontinuities in surface brightness and temperature. The observation of these features requires an X-ray telescope with high spatial resolution like Chandra, and allows to study important aspects concerning the physics of the intra-cluster medium …