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A MUSE inquiry into the physical processes taking place within the Abell 2667 Brightest Cluster Galaxy
- Source :
- Challenges in Panchromatic Modelling withNext Generation Facilities: Proceedings, 15, 83-87
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Brightest cluster galaxies (BCGs) residing in cool-core clusters are known to be the stage of intricate baryon cycle phenomena (e.g. gas inflows, AGN outflows, star formation feedback). The scenarios describing the observed properties of these galaxies are still controversial, suffering from limitations due to the spatial resolving power of the instruments, specifically for galaxies beyond the Local Universe. However, the dramatic improvements introduced by the integral-field unit instruments (e.g. MUSE) could shed light on the physical processes driving the evolution of these galaxies. We present an extensive analysis of the stellar and gas properties (i.e. kinematics, stellar mass, star formation rate) of the radio-loud BCG sitting at the centre of the X-ray luminous cool-core cluster Abell 2667 (z = 0.23), based on MUSE data. Our results indicate that the BCG is a massive elliptical, hosting an AGN that is possibly undergoing accretion of cold star-forming clouds of ICM or galactic cannibalism.
- Subjects :
- 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
Stellar mass
media_common.quotation_subject
Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Astrophysics
Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics
01 natural sciences
cD
(galaxies:) cooling flows
0103 physical sciences
Cluster (physics)
galaxies: elliptical and lenticular
Interacting galaxy
Brightest cluster galaxy
010303 astronomy & astrophysics
galaxies: kinematics and dynamics
Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
media_common
Physics
Star formation
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Galaxy
Accretion (astrophysics)
Universe
Space and Planetary Science
galaxies: elliptical and lenticular, cD
galaxies: kinematics and dynamic
galaxies: nuclei
galaxies: evolution
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Challenges in Panchromatic Modelling withNext Generation Facilities: Proceedings, 15, 83-87
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....918c9d4c6cdcad862a0324ee44575ae0