Abstract

We present the work of an international team at the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) in Bern that worked together to review the current observational and theoretical status of the non-virialised X-ray emission components in clusters of galaxies. The subject is important for the study of large-scale hierarchical structure formation and to shed light on the "missing baryon" problem. The topics of the team work include thermal emission and absorption from the warm-hot intergalactic medium, non-thermal X-ray emission in clusters of galaxies, physical processes and chemical enrichment of this medium and clusters of galaxies, and the relationship between all these processes. One of the main goals of the team is to write and discuss a series of review papers on this subject. These reviews are intended as introductory text and reference for scientists wishing to work actively in this field. The team consists of sixteen experts in observations, theory and numerical simulations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-6
Number of pages6
JournalSpace Science Reviews
Volume134
Issue number1-4
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2008

Funding

FundersFunder number
Austrian Science Foundation
Dutch Organization for Scientific Research NWO
Ministry of University and Scientific Research
Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research
RBRF06-02-16844
National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNNX07AG79G
Marie Curie
Royal Astronomical Society
Academy of Finland
Austrian Science FundP19300-N16, P18523-N16
Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
Instituto Nazionale di Fisica NuclearePD51
Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung
Landes Tirols2005/06

    Keywords

    • Galaxies: clusters: general
    • Intergalactic medium
    • Large-scale structure of universe
    • X-rays: galaxy clusters

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