OpenAlex | A Textbook Example of a Bow Shock in the Merging Galaxy Cluster 1E 0657-56

A Textbook Example of a Bow Shock in the Merging Galaxy Cluster 1E 0657-56

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Year: 2002

Type: article

Abstract: The Chandra image of the merging, hot galaxy cluster 1E 0657-56 reveals a bow shock propagating in front of a bullet-like gas cloud just exiting the disrupted cluster core. This is the first clear exa... more

Source: The Astrophysical Journal

Authors M. Markevitch, Anthony H. Gonzalez, L. P. David, A. Vikhlinin, S. S. Murray +3 more

Institutions Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian, University of California, San Diego

Cites: 24

Cited by: 540

Related to: 10

FWCI: 12.94

Citation percentile (by year/subfield): 99.99

Topic: Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena

Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze