Magneto-thermal instability in galaxy clusters - II. three-dimensional simulations

In the intracluster medium (ICM) of galaxies, exchanges of heat across magnetic field lines are strongly suppressed. This anisotropic heat conduction, in the presence of a large-scale temperature gradient, destabilizes the outskirts of galaxy clusters via the magneto-thermal instability (MTI), which...

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Main Authors: Latter, H. (Author), Perrone, L.M (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2022
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