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On the soft X-ray spectrum of cooling flows
Strong evidence for cooling flows has been found in low resolution X-ray
imaging and spectra of many clusters of galaxies. However high resolution X-ray
spectra of several clusters from the Reflection Grating Spectrometer (RGS) on
XMM-Newton now show a soft X-ray spectrum inconsistent with a simple cooling
flow. The main problem is a lack of the emission lines expected from gas
cooling below 1--2 keV. Lines from gas at about 2--3 keV are observed, even in
a high temperature cluster such as A 1835, indicating that gas is cooling down
to about 2--3 keV, but is not found at lower temperatures. Here we discuss
several solutions to the problem; heating, mixing, differential absorption and
inhomogeneous metallicity. Continuous or sporadic heating creates further
problems, including the targetting of the heat at the cooler gas and also the
high total energy required. So far there is no clear observational evidence for
widespread heating, or shocks, in cluster cores, except in radio lobes which
occupy only part of the volume. The implied ages of cooling flows are short, at
about 1 Gyr. Mixing. or absorption, of the cooling gas are other possibilities.
Alternatively, if the metals in the intracluster medium are not uniformly
spread but are clumped, then little line emission is expected from the gas
cooling below 1 keV. The low metallicity part cools without line emission
whereas the strengths of the soft X-ray lines from the metal-rich gas depend on
the mass fraction of that gas and not on the abundance, since soft X-ray line
emission dominates the cooling function below 2 keV.Comment: 5 pages, with 2 figures, submitted to MNRA
Analytical review of passive mass transfer of water vapor in a space suit
Engineering study and analysis of water vapor mass transfer in space sui
NASA metrology information system: A NEMS subsystem
the NASA Metrology Information Systems (NMIS) is being developed as a standardized tool in managing the NASA field Center's instrument calibration programs. This system, as defined by the NASA Metrology and Calibration Workshop, will function as a subsystem of the newly developed NASA Equipment Management System (NEMS). The Metrology Information System is designed to utilize and update applicable NEMS data fields for controlled property and to function as a stand alone system for noncontrolled property. The NMIS provides automatic instrument calibration recall control, instrument historical performance data storage and analysis, calibration and repair labor and parts cost data, and instrument user and location data. Nineteen standardized reports were developed to analyze calibration system operations
Active and passive multispectral scanner for earth resources applications: An advanced applications flight experiment
The development of an experimental airborne multispectral scanner to provide both active (laser illuminated) and passive (solar illuminated) data from a commonly registered surface scene is discussed. The system was constructed according to specifications derived in an initial programs design study. The system was installed in an aircraft and test flown to produce illustrative active and passive multi-spectral imagery. However, data was not collected nor analyzed for any specific application
Advanced propellant management system for spacecraft propulsion systems. Phase 1 - Survey study and evaluation
Apollo spacecraft propulsion system propellant managemen
X-ray Spectroscopy of the Cluster of Galaxies Abell 1795 with XMM-Newton
The initial results from XMM-Newton observations of the rich cluster of
galaxies Abell 1795 are presented. The spatially-resolved X-ray spectra taken
by the European Photon Imaging Cameras (EPIC) show a temperature drop at a
radius of kpc from the cluster center, indicating that the ICM is
cooling. Both the EPIC and the Reflection Grating Spectrometers (RGS) spectra
extracted from the cluster center can be described by an isothermal model with
a temperature of keV. The volume emission measure of any cool
component ( keV) is less than a few % of the hot component at the cluster
center. A strong OVIII Lyman-alpha line was detected with the RGS from the
cluster core. The O abundance and its ratio to Fe at the cluster center is
0.2--0.5 and 0.5--1.5 times the solar value, respectively.Comment: Accepted: A&A Letters, 2001, 6 page
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