Feedback in the Extremely Violent Group Merger NGC 6338

Feedback in the Extremely Violent Group Merger NGC 6338

The galaxy group NGC 6338 is one of the most violent group–group mergers known to date. While the central dominant galaxies rush at each other at 1400 km s ^−1 along the line of sight, with dramatic gas heating and shock fronts detected, the central gas in the BCGs remains cool. There are also indic...

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Main Authors: Gerrit Schellenberger, Ewan O’Sullivan, Simona Giacintucci, Jan Vrtilek, Laurence P. David, Francoise Combes, Laura Bîrzan, Hsi-An Pan, Lihwai Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
Subjects:
Galaxy groups
Spectral energy distribution
Active galactic nuclei
Radio continuum emission
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/acc52e

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https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/acc52e

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