Formation and Evolution of Galaxy Clusters X-ray studies

X-ray emission from clusters of galaxies

 X-ray emission from clusters: Introduction (5/3)
  • X-sources
  • X-instruments
  • X-emission from clusters, basic features

    Sarazin (chapter 4), p. 80-142.

    Lecture (.pdf)

    •  Physics of the intracluster medium, X-ray emission models (12/3)
  • Mean free path, heat conduction, magnetic fields,...
  • X-emission calculations, "coronal limit"
  • "Standard" codes, simulating spectral X-observations

    Sarazin p. 143-165.

    •  Mass determinations of clusters (19/3)
    Sarazin p. 165-204.

     X-ray Emission: Cluster scaling relations, cluster evolution (26/3)
    Review paper on cooling flows + recent cluster results.

    Lecture (.pdf)