Evolution of shocks and turbulence in major cluster mergers

We performed a set of cosmological simulations of major mergers in galaxy clusters, in order to study the evolution of merger shocks and the subsequent injection of turbulence in the post-shock region and in the intra-cluster medium (ICM). The computations have been performed with the grid-based, ad...

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Hauptverfasser: Paul, Surajit (VerfasserIn) , Iapichino, Luigi (VerfasserIn) , Miniati, Francesco (VerfasserIn) , Bagchi, J. (VerfasserIn) , Mannheim, K. (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2011
In: The astrophysical journal
Year: 2011, Jahrgang: 726, Heft: 1, Pages: 1-15
ISSN:1538-4357
DOI:10.1088/0004-637X/726/1/17
Online-Zugang:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/726/1/17
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Verfasserangaben:S. Paul, L. Iapichino, F. Miniati, J. Bagchi, and K. Mannheim

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