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ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
卷 595, 期 1, 页码 L1-L4出版社
UNIV CHICAGO PRESS
DOI: 10.1086/378844
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galaxies : clusters : individual (IC 1262); intergalactic medium; radiation mechanisms : nonthermal; X-rays : galaxies : clusters
We report the first localization of diffuse, nonthermal, X-ray emission from a nearby galaxy cluster. Using Chandra data, we have isolated a diffuse nonthermal X-ray component with a photon index of Gamma(x) = 2.21(-0.15)(+0.14) and a flux of photons cm(-2) s(-1) keV(-1) at 1 keV that extends from similar to1.'5 to similar to2.'5 to the south of the X-ray flux peak. Comparison with simulations implies that the diffuse nonthermal emission is produced by primary electrons, accelerated at shocks to relativistic velocities. Using these results and the flux and hardness maps produced with data from the Chandra Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer, we conclude that a smaller subclump coming from the north merged with IC 1262. The offset of the cD galaxy from the X-ray peak and large peculiar velocity indicate that the subclump's impact parameter was to the west and on the near side of IC 1262.
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