Radio Traces of Cosmic Shock Waves

Radio Traces of Cosmic Shock Waves

Colliding and fusing galaxy clusters should produce giant shock waves. The outlines of these waves have now been seen as radio-emitting structures.

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2006-11, Vol.314 (5800), p.772-773
1. Verfasser: Enslin, Torsten A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Accretion
Astronomy
Cosmology
Galaxies
Galaxy clusters
Mach number
Magnetic fields
Particle acceleration
Particle energy
Perspectives
Radio telescopes
Relativistic particles
Shock waves
Stars & galaxies
Thermal shock
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Zusammenfassung:Colliding and fusing galaxy clusters should produce giant shock waves. The outlines of these waves have now been seen as radio-emitting structures.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.1133949