Journal article
Planck intermediate results
Astronomy and astrophysics (Berlin), Vol.554, A140
06/2013
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201220247
Abstract
We present an analysis of Planck satellite data on the Coma cluster observed via the Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect. Thanks to its great sensitivity, Planck is able, for the first time, to detect SZ emission up to r ≈ 3 × R500. We test previously proposed spherically symmetric models for the pressure distribution in clusters against the azimuthally averaged data. In particular, we find that the Arnaud et al. (2010, A&A, 517, A92) “universal” pressure profile does not fit Coma, and that their pressure profile for merging systems provides a reasonable fit to the data only at r < R500; by r = 2 × R500 it underestimates the observed y profile by a factor of ≃2. This may indicate that at these larger radii either: i) the cluster SZ emission is contaminated by unresolved SZ sources along the line of sight; or ii) the pressure profile of Coma is higher at r > R500 than the mean pressure profile predicted by the simulations used to constrain the models. The Planck image shows significant local steepening of the y profile in two regions about half a degree to the west and to the south-east of the cluster centre. These features are consistent with the presence of shock fronts at these radii, and indeed the western feature was previously noticed in the ROSAT PSPC mosaic as well as in the radio. Using Plancky profiles extracted from corresponding sectors we find pressure jumps of 4.9-0.2+0.4 and 5.0-0.1+1.3 in the west and south-east, respectively. Assuming Rankine-Hugoniot pressure jump conditions, we deduce that the shock waves should propagate with Mach number Mw = 2.03-0.04+0.09 and Mse = 2.05-0.02+0.25 in the west and south-east, respectively. Finally, we find that the y and radio-synchrotron signals are quasi-linearly correlated on Mpc scales, with small intrinsic scatter. This implies either that the energy density of cosmic-ray electrons is relatively constant throughout the cluster, or that the magnetic fields fall off much more slowly with radius than previously thought.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Planck intermediate results
- Creators
- P. A. R. Ade - Cardiff UniversityN. Aghanim - Institut d'Astrophysique SpatialeM. Arnaud - Délégation Paris 7M. Ashdown - University of CambridgeF. Atrio-Barandela - Universidad de SalamancaJ. Aumont - Institut d'Astrophysique SpatialeC. Baccigalupi - Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi AvanzatiA. Balbi - University of Rome Tor VergataA. J. Banday - Roche (France)R. B. Barreiro - Instituto de Física de CantabriaJ. G. Bartlett - Sorbonne Paris CitéE. Battaner - Universidad de GranadaK. Benabed - Institut d'Astrophysique de ParisA. Benoît - Université Joseph FourierJ.-P. Bernard - Roche (France)M. Bersanelli - University of MilanI. Bikmaev - Tatarstan Academy of SciencesH. Böhringer - Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial PhysicsA. Bonaldi - University of ManchesterJ. R. Bond - University of TorontoJ. Borrill - Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryF. R. Bouchet - Institut d'Astrophysique de ParisH. Bourdin - University of Rome Tor VergataM. L. Brown - University of ManchesterS. D. Brown - Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Iowa, 203 Van Allen Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, USAR. Burenin - Space Research InstituteC. Burigana - University of FerraraP. Cabella - University of Rome Tor VergataJ.-F. Cardoso - Sorbonne Paris CitéP. Carvalho - University of CambridgeA. Catalano - Observatoire de ParisL. Cayón - Purdue University West LafayetteL.-Y Chiang - Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia SinicaG. Chon - Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial PhysicsP. R. Christensen - Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and TechnologyE. Churazov - Max Planck Institute for AstrophysicsD. L. Clements - Imperial College LondonS. Colafrancesco - Astronomical Observatory of RomeL. P. L. Colombo - University of Southern CaliforniaA. Coulais - Observatoire de ParisB. P. Crill - California Institute of TechnologyF. Cuttaia - National Institute for AstrophysicsA. Da Silva - Centro de Astrofísica da Universidade do PortoH. Dahle - University of OsloL. Danese - Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi AvanzatiR. J. Davis - University of ManchesterP. de Bernardis - Sapienza University of RomeG. de Gasperis - University of Rome Tor VergataA. de Rosa - National Institute for AstrophysicsG. de Zotti - Osservatorio Astronomico di PadovaJ. Delabrouille - Sorbonne Paris CitéJ. Démoclès - Délégation Paris 7F.-X. Désert - Institut de Planétologie et d'Astrophysique de GrenobleC. Dickinson - University of ManchesterJ. M. Diego - Instituto de Física de CantabriaK. Dolag - Max Planck Institute for AstrophysicsH. Dole - Université Paris-SudS. Donzelli - National Institute for AstrophysicsO. Doré - California Institute of TechnologyU. Dörl - Max Planck Institute for AstrophysicsM. Douspis - Institut d'Astrophysique SpatialeX. Dupac - European Space Astronomy CentreT. A. Enßlin - Max Planck Institute for AstrophysicsH. K. Eriksen - University of OsloF. Finelli - National Institute for AstrophysicsI. Flores-Cacho - Roche (France)O. Forni - Roche (United States)M. Frailis - Trieste Astronomical ObservatoryE. Franceschi - National Institute for AstrophysicsM. Frommert - University of GenevaS. Galeotta - Trieste Astronomical ObservatoryK. Ganga - Sorbonne Paris CitéR. T. Génova-Santos - Instituto de Astrofísica de CanariasM. Giard - Roche (France)M. Gilfanov - Max Planck Institute for AstrophysicsJ. González-Nuevo - Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi AvanzatiK. M. Górski - University of WarsawA. Gregorio - University of TriesteA. Gruppuso - National Institute for AstrophysicsF. K. Hansen - University of OsloD. Harrison - University of CambridgeS. Henrot-Versillé - Université Paris-SudC. Hernández-Monteagudo - Centro de Estudios de Física del Cosmos de AragónS. R. Hildebrandt - California Institute of TechnologyE. Hivon - Institut d'Astrophysique de ParisM. Hobson - University of CambridgeW. A. Holmes - Jet Propulsion LaboratoryA. Hornstrup - Technical University of DenmarkW. Hovest - Max Planck Institute for AstrophysicsK. M. Huffenberger - University of MiamiG. Hurier - Université Joseph FourierT. R. Jaffe - Roche (France)T. Jagemann - European Space Astronomy CentreW. C. Jones - Princeton UniversityM. Juvela - Helsinki Institute of PhysicsE. Keihänen - Helsinki Institute of PhysicsI. Khamitov - TÜBİTAK National ObservatoryR. Kneissl - European Southern ObservatoryJ. Knoche - Max Planck Institute for AstrophysicsL. Knox - Department of Physics, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California, USAM. Kunz - Département de Physique Théorique, Université de Genève, 24 Quai E. Ansermet,1211 Genève 4, SwitzerlandH. Kurki-Suonio - University of HelsinkiG. Lagache - Institut d'Astrophysique SpatialeA. Lähteenmäki - Aalto UniversityJ.-M. Lamarre - LERMA, CNRS, Observatoire de Paris, 61 avenue de l’Observatoire, Paris, FranceA. Lasenby - University of CambridgeC. R. Lawrence - Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, California, USAM. Le Jeune - Sorbonne Paris CitéR. Leonardi - European Space Agency, ESAC, Planck Science Office, Camino bajo del Castillo s/n, Urbanización Villafranca del Castillo, Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid, SpainP. B. Lilje - University of OsloM. Linden-Vørnle - Technical University of DenmarkM. López-Caniego - Instituto de Física de Cantabria (CSIC-Universidad de Cantabria), Avda. de los Castros s/n, Santander, SpainP. M. Lubin - University of California, Santa BarbaraJ. F. Macías-Pérez - Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie, Université Joseph Fourier Grenoble I, CNRS/IN2P3, Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, 53 rue des Martyrs, 38026 Grenoble Cedex, FranceB. Maffei - University of ManchesterD. Maino - University of MilanN. Mandolesi - Agenzia Spaziale ItalianaM. Maris - INAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste, via G.B. Tiepolo 11, Trieste, ItalyF. Marleau - Universität InnsbruckE. Martínez-González - Instituto de Física de Cantabria (CSIC-Universidad de Cantabria), Avda. de los Castros s/n, Santander, SpainS. Masi - Dipartimento di Fisica, Università La Sapienza, P.le A. Moro 2, Roma, ItalyM. Massardi - INAF, Istituto di Radioastronomia, via P. Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, ItalyS. Matarrese - University of PaduaF. Matthai - Max Planck Institute for AstrophysicsP. Mazzotta - Scientifica (United Kingdom)S. Mei - California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USAA. Melchiorri - Dipartimento di Fisica, Università La Sapienza, P.le A. Moro 2, Roma, ItalyJ.-B. Melin - CEA Paris-SaclayL. Mendes - European Space Agency, ESAC, Planck Science Office, Camino bajo del Castillo s/n, Urbanización Villafranca del Castillo, Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid, SpainA. Mennella - University of MilanS. Mitra - IUCAA, Post Bag 4, Ganeshkhind, Pune University Campus, 411 007 Pune, IndiaM.-A. Miville-Deschênes - University of TorontoA. Moneti - Institut d'Astrophysique de ParisL. Montier - CNRS, IRAP, 9 Av. colonel Roche, BP 44346, 31028 Toulouse Cedex 4, FranceG. Morgante - INAF/IASF Bologna, via Gobetti 101, Bologna, ItalyD. Munshi - Cardiff UniversityJ. A. Murphy - National University of IrelandP. Naselsky - Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and TechnologyP. Natoli - Agenzia Spaziale ItalianaH. U. Nørgaard-Nielsen - Technical University of DenmarkF. Noviello - University of ManchesterD. Novikov - Imperial College LondonI. Novikov - Niels Bohr Institute, Blegdamsvej 17, Copenhagen, DenmarkS. Osborne - Stanford UniversityF. Pajot - Institut d'Astrophysique SpatialeD. Paoletti - INAF/IASF Bologna, via Gobetti 101, Bologna, ItalyO. Perdereau - Université Paris-SudF. Perrotta - SISSA, Astrophysics Sector, via Bonomea 265, 34136, Trieste, ItalyF. Piacentini - Dipartimento di Fisica, Università La Sapienza, P.le A. Moro 2, Roma, ItalyM. Piat - Sorbonne Paris CitéE. Pierpaoli - Department of Physics and Astronomy, Dana and David Dornsife College of Letter, Arts and Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USAR. Piffaretti - CEA Paris-SaclayS. Plaszczynski - Université Paris-SudE. Pointecouteau - CNRS, IRAP, 9 Av. colonel Roche, BP 44346, 31028 Toulouse Cedex 4, FranceG. Polenta - Agenzia Spaziale ItalianaN. Ponthieu - Institut de Planétologie et d'Astrophysique de GrenobleL. Popa - Institute for Space Sciences, Bucharest-Magurale, RomaniaT. Poutanen - Aalto UniversityG. W. Pratt - CEA Paris-SaclayS. Prunet - Institut d'Astrophysique de ParisJ.-L. Puget - Institut d'Astrophysique SpatialeJ. P. Rachen - Radboud University NijmegenR. Rebolo - Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid, SpainM. Reinecke - Max Planck Institute for AstrophysicsM. Remazeilles - Sorbonne Paris CitéC. Renault - Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie, Université Joseph Fourier Grenoble I, CNRS/IN2P3, Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, 53 rue des Martyrs, 38026 Grenoble Cedex, FranceS. Ricciardi - INAF/IASF Bologna, via Gobetti 101, Bologna, ItalyT. Riller - Max Planck Institute for AstrophysicsI. Ristorcelli - CNRS, IRAP, 9 Av. colonel Roche, BP 44346, 31028 Toulouse Cedex 4, FranceG. Rocha - California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USAM. Roman - Sorbonne Paris CitéC. Rosset - Sorbonne Paris CitéM. Rossetti - University of MilanJ. A. Rubiño-Martín - Dpto. Astrofísica, Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), 38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, SpainL. Rudnick - University of MinnesotaB. Rusholme - Infrared Processing and Analysis CenterM. Sandri - INAF/IASF Bologna, via Gobetti 101, Bologna, ItalyG. Savini - Optical Science Laboratory, University College London, Gower Street, London, UKB. M. Schaefer - Heidelberg UniversityD. Scott - University of British ColumbiaG. F. Smoot - Sorbonne Paris CitéF. Stivoli - Laboratoire de Recherche en InformatiqueR. Sudiwala - Cardiff UniversityR. Sunyaev - Max Planck Institute for AstrophysicsD. Sutton - University of CambridgeA.-S. Suur-Uski - University of HelsinkiJ.-F. Sygnet - Institut d'Astrophysique de ParisJ. A. Tauber - European Space Agency, ESTEC, Keplerlaan 1, 2201 AZ Noordwijk, The NetherlandsL. Terenzi - INAF/IASF Bologna, via Gobetti 101, Bologna, ItalyL. Toffolatti - Departamento de Física, Universidad de Oviedo, Avda. Calvo Sotelo s/n, Oviedo, SpainM. Tomasi - INAF/IASF Milano, via E. Bassini 15, Milano, ItalyM. Tristram - Université Paris-SudJ. Tuovinen - VTT Technical Research Centre of FinlandM. Türler - University of GenevaG. Umana - Osservatorio Astrofisico di CataniaL. Valenziano - INAF/IASF Bologna, via Gobetti 101, Bologna, ItalyB. Van Tent - Laboratoire de Physique Théorique, Université Paris-Sud 11 & CNRS, Bâtiment 210, 91405 Orsay, FranceJ. Varis - VTT Technical Research Centre of FinlandP. Vielva - Instituto de Física de Cantabria (CSIC-Universidad de Cantabria), Avda. de los Castros s/n, Santander, SpainF. Villa - INAF/IASF Bologna, via Gobetti 101, Bologna, ItalyN. Vittorio - Scientifica (United Kingdom)L. A. Wade - Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, California, USAB. D. Wandelt - University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignN. Welikala - Institut d'Astrophysique SpatialeS. D. M. White - Max Planck Institute for AstrophysicsD. Yvon - CEA Paris-SaclayA. Zacchei - INAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste, via G.B. Tiepolo 11, Trieste, ItalyS. Zaroubi - University of GroningenA. Zonca - University of California, Santa Barbara
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Astronomy and astrophysics (Berlin), Vol.554, A140
- DOI
- 10.1051/0004-6361/201220247
- ISSN
- 0004-6361
- eISSN
- 1432-0746
- Publisher
- EDP Sciences
- Number of pages
- 19
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/2013
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy
- Record Identifier
- 9984428809902771
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