On the width of cold fronts in clusters of galaxies due to conduction

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Volumn 379, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1325-1332

  Xiang, F ^a   Churazov, E ^a,b   Dolag, K ^a   Springel, V ^a   Vikhlinin, A ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR ASTROPHYSIK   (Germany)

^b Department of Satellite Monitoring Technologies   (Russian Federation)

^c HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Conduction; Galaxies: clusters: general; Hydrodynamics

Indexed keywords

GALAXIES; PHASE INTERFACES; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF GASES;

CLUSTER OF GALAXIES; COLD FRONT; CONDUCTION; CONSTANT THICKNESS; CURVATURE RADIUS; GALAXIES: CLUSTERS: GENERAL; GAS FLOWING; HOT GAS; STAGNATION POINTS; THERMAL CONDUCTION;

CURVE FITTING;

EID: 34547802206     PISSN: 00358711     EISSN: 13652966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.12032.x     Document Type: Article

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