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Title:
The extended Hα-emitting filaments surrounding NGC 4696, the central galaxy of the Centaurus cluster
Authors:
Crawford, C. S.; Hatch, N. A.; Fabian, A. C.; Sanders, J. S.
Affiliation:
AA(Institute of Astronomy, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HA; ), AB(Institute of Astronomy, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HA; ), AC(Institute of Astronomy, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HA; ), AD(Institute of Astronomy, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HA; )
Publication:
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 363, Issue 1, pp. 216-222. (MNRAS Homepage)
Publication Date:
10/2005
Origin:
MNRAS
MNRAS Keywords:
galaxies: clusters: individual: Centaurus, galaxies: individual: NGC 4696, X-rays: galaxies: clusters
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.09463.x
Bibliographic Code:
2005MNRAS.363..216C

Abstract

We present images of NGC 4696, the central galaxy in the Centaurus cluster, showing the large extent of cool filaments that are bright in Hα line emission. These filaments share the detailed structure of both the central dust lane and the inner regions of the arc-like plumes seen in soft X-ray emission. The X-ray gas is at its coolest and most absorbed in this same region. The smoothness of the features implies that the local environment is not strongly turbulent. We suggest that these filaments are shaped either by confinement due to a strong magnetic field, or by bulk flows within the intracluster medium. We propose that, like similar filamentary systems in the core of clusters, these cooler components have been drawn out of the central galaxy behind buoyant gas bubbles from previous episodes of radio activity. We find a spur of low-frequency radio emission leading to a region of low X-ray pressure within the intracluster medium, supporting this interpretation.

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