Cold filaments in galaxy clusters: effects of heat conduction
We determine the critical size l_crit of a filament of cold (T~10^4 K) gas that is in radiative equilibrium with X-ray emitting gas at temperatures T_out~10^6 - 10^8 K. Filaments smaller than l_crit will be rapidly evaporated, while longer ones will induce the condensation of the ambient medium. At...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2004
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