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This study explores the role of high spectral resolution in analyzing cool clusters, particularly in the context of temperature and abundance diagnostics. By employing a new configuration and extensive simulation time, we can deliver excellent spectral data even at large distances. Key findings include advancements in measuring ion temperatures, turbulence, and chemical composition, particularly through spectral lines sensitive to the optical depth. The analysis also highlights that cooler clusters benefit significantly from high-resolution techniques, allowing for a detailed understanding of their physical properties.
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The role of cool clusters Jelle S Kaastra SRON
The power of high spectral resolution • Simulation 105 s • NEW configuration • 2A 0335-96, central 3 arcmin (z=0.035) • Excellent spectra, lots of diagnostic • Even true when put at large distance
Temperature diagnostics • T hard to measure for E<kT from continuum only • Multi-T plasma: need lines to resolve T-structure De Plaa et al. 2005
Abundance diagnostics T = 1 keV T = 0.2 keV T = 5 keV
Measuring ion temperatures • With high resolution (~ eV) possible to measure line broadening due to finite ion temperature • Important for shocks etc. Model with Ti = 0
Optical depths / turbulence • Several Fe-L lines (red in figure) sensitive to optical depth, others (blue in figure) not • For known distance, this gives turbulent velocity
Measuring turbulence • Important pressure component: turbulence • Dynamics (Doppler shifts) important for testing e.g. merger models • Needs high resolution (1 eV at 1 keV)
Cluster chemistry: decomposition in SN types • 2A 0335+096 (top) and Sersic 159-03 (bottom) • Light elements (O, Ne, Mg) from high mass SN (type II) • Heavy elements (Fe, Ni) from WD collapse (type Ia) • Ratio II/Ia is 2-3 • Few 109 sn Ia per cluster Werner et al. 2005 De Plaa et al. 2005
Another case: M 87(Werner et al. 2006) • Total exposure time: 169 ks • Clear lines from O, N, and C seen • C/Fe: 1.17±0.14 • N/Fe: 1.63±0.18 • O/Fe: 0.66±0.04 • Ne/Fe: 1.31±0.09 • Mg/Fe: 1.33±0.09 • AGB stars for CN! Continuum-subtracted RGS spectrum
More chemistry: rare elements K-shell • Plots: maximum EW (as function of T) of lines for CIE plasma; solar abundances L-shell
Example: Na in coronal spectrum • Needs to find weak lines in crowded spectral area • High spectral resolution not only required for sensitivity but also for de-blending
How to recognize a cluster? • Spatially extended source (classical argument); measure S/N over full or part of spectral band • Redshifted line emission spectrum (possible with high spectral resolution); Fit emission measure
Results • Cool clusters: high spectral resolution helps • Hot clusters: we see mostly featureless Bremsstrahlung but no exp(-kT) tail so poor estimate of emission measure
NEW: minimum integration time • Hot clusters are seen wherever they are • For high T clusters at very high z better visible! • For cool clusters, longer exposure times really help: 106 s exposure is great!
Redshift distribution • For low T, cut-off due to S/N: simply too low luminosity • For high T, strong evolution effects • Above ~2 keV, we see all clusters at any redshift • Sample dominated by 1-4 keV clusters
Alternative case • Look also to alternative: 70x70 deg but 104 s exposure time (same total exposure time as 7x7 deg @ 106 s) • Relatively less cool clusters • Sample dominated by hotter clusters: 2-8 keV
Conclusions • High resolution spectroscopy with a wide FOV, as offered by ESTREMO/NEW, allows to study many aspects of cluster physics in detail • In particular low T systems well ssuited thanks to their line richness • During its lifetime, ESTREMO/NEW will see many such systems at broad range in z
Model clusters • Use fixed set of temperatures • Use L-T correlation (Voit 2004) to get 2-10 keV luminosity: • L = L0 (T/T0)α • L0 = 6x1037 W • T0 = 6 keV • α = 3 HIFLUCS sample Reiprich & Böhringer
Spatial distribution • Use isothermal β-model • Use loose correlation between β and rc to constrain number of free parameters • Use 4 typical cases: rc = 50, 100, 200 and 400 kpc HIFLUCS sample Reiprich & Böhringer
Luminosity function • Use recent compilation of Mullis et al. 2004 for evolving luminosity function: • Press-Schechter parameterization • Parameters are redshift (and luminosity) dependent
Evolution • Evolution of cluster parameters highly uncertain • Use here Vikhlinin et al. 2002 based on distant clusters observed with Chandra: • For fixed T: • L~(1+z)1.5 • Mg~(1+z)-0.5 • rc~(1+z)-5/6 for self similar evolution
Simulations for NEW • Effective area 1000 cm² • ΔE = 3 eV • FOV 60’x60’ • Spatial resolution 1’ • Smallest/largest extraction radius 2/30’ • Cosmic X-ray background only