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Metal Enrichment in the Intra-Cluster Medium

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 April 2007

E. Emsellem ,
H. Wozniak ,
G. Massacrier ,
J.-F. Gonzalez ,
J. Devriendt ,
N. Champavert  and
S. Schindler
S. Schindler*
Affiliation:
Institute for Astro- and Particle Physics, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstr. 25, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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Abstract

The enrichment of the Intra-Cluster Medium (ICM) with heavy elements is reviewed. There is now good observational evidence for enrichment including abundance ratios and metallicity distributions. Various processes involved in the enrichment process – ram-pressure stripping, galactic winds, galaxy-galaxy interactions, AGN outflows and intra-cluster supernovae – are described. Simulations of the ICM evolution taking into account metal enrichment are presented.

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Research Article
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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 24: CRAL-2006. Chemodynamics: From First Stars to Local Galaxies , 2007 , pp. 121 - 132
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2007

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