Constraining gas motion and non-thermal pressure beyond the core of the Abell 2029 galaxy cluster with XRISM

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Publication date 09-2025
Journal Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan
Volume | Issue number 77 | Supplement 1
Pages (from-to) S242-S253
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy (API)
Abstract
We report on a detailed spectroscopic study of the gas dynamics and hydrostatic mass bias of the galaxy cluster Abell 2029, utilizing high-resolution observations from XRISM Resolve. Abell 2029, known for its cool core and relaxed X-ray morphology, provides an excellent opportunity to investigate the influence of gas motions beyond the central region. Expanding upon prior studies that revealed low turbulence and bulk motions within the core, our analysis covers regions out to the scale radius (670 kpc) based on three radial pointings extending from the cluster center toward the northern side. We obtain accurate measurements of bulk and turbulent velocities along the line of sight. The results indicate that non-thermal pressure accounts for no more than 2% of the total pressure at all radii, with a gradual decrease outward. The observed radial trend differs from many numerical simulations, which often predict an increase in non-thermal pressure fraction at larger radii. These findings suggest that deviations from hydrostatic equilibrium are small, leading to a hydrostatic mass bias of around 2% across the observed area.
Document type Article
Note In special issue: Initial Results from XRISM
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1093/pasj/psaf055
Other links https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105017856646
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