Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-10-2001
Publication Title
The Astrophysical Journal
Department
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
Using a large redshift survey covering 95 deg2, we demonstrate that the infall region of Abell 2199 contains Abell 2197, one or two X-ray-emitting groups, and up to five additional groups identified in redshift surveys. Our survey shows that the X-ray-emitting systems, located at projected radii of 14, 19, and 51 (2.2, 3.1, and 8.0 h-1 Mpc), are connected kinematically to A2199. A2197 is itself an optically rich cluster; its weak X-ray emission suggests that it is much less massive than A2199. The absence of a sharp peak in the infall pattern at the position of A2197 supports this hypothesis. The outermost group is well outside the virial region of A2199, and it distorts the infall pattern in redshift space. The two X-ray-emitting groups are roughly colinear, suggesting the existence of an extended (8.0 h-1 Mpc) filament. The identification of these infalling groups provides direct support of hierarchical structure formation; studies of these systems will provide insights into structure evolution. Groups in the infall regions of nearby clusters may offer a unique probe of the physics of the warm/hot ionized medium (WHIM), which is difficult to observe directly with current instruments.
DOI
10.1086/321513
Original Citation
K. Rines et al 2001 ApJ 555 558
Dartmouth Digital Commons Citation
Rines, K.; Mahdavi, A.; Geller, M. J.; Diaferio, A.; Mohr, J. J.; and Wegner, G., "X‐Ray–emitting Groups in the Infall Region of Abell 2199" (2001). Dartmouth Scholarship. 2266.
https://digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu/facoa/2266
