Metal enrichment and energetics of galactic winds in galaxy clusters

Author(s): Wolfgang Kapferer, Wilfried Domainko, Sabine Schindler, Eelco van Kampen, Stefan Kimeswenger, Magdalena Mair, Thomas Kronberger, Dieter Breitschwerdt
Abstract: We investigate efficiency and time dependence of metal enrichment processes in the intra-cluster medium (ICM). In this presentation, we concentrate on the effects of galactic winds. The mass loss rates due to galactic winds are calculated with a special algorithm, which takes into account cosmic rays and magnetic fields. This algorithm is embedded in a combined N-body/hydrodynamic code which calculates the dynamics and evolution of a galaxy cluster. We give metallicity maps, which show the metal distribution in the ICM caused by galactic winds of quiet, i.e., non-starburst, disk galaxies. Œ 2005 COSPAR. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Organisation(s): Department of Astrophysics
External organisation(s): Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck
Journal: Advances in Space Research
Volume: 36
Pages: 682-684
No. of pages: 3
ISSN: 0273-1177
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2005.01.032
Publication date: 2005
Austrian Fields of Science 2012: 103003 Astronomy
Portal url: https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/8ad8f6b5-36e5-410f-98f4-2383f3ccba49