The spatial distribution of X-ray clusters of galaxies
Clusters of galaxies are among the most luminous X-ray sources in the sky. The X-ray emission originates from hot, diffuse intracluster gas which dominates the baryonic matter in the cluster. The distribution of the gas density follows that of the underlying (dark) mass potential. Consequently the c...
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University of Edinburgh
1995
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.661358 |