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June 12, 20260 citationsOpen Access

XRISM Observations of Abell 1795: Evidence for Low Turbulence and Resonant Scattering

ASArnab SarkarEMEric D. MillerBMBrian R. McNamara

Key Points

  • This research aims to explore the dynamics and gas phases in the cool-core galaxy cluster Abell 1795 using XRISM observations.
  • Performed high-resolution X-ray spectroscopic observations with XRISM/Resolve.
  • Conducted single and two-temperature fits to analyze gas phases within the cluster core.
  • Examined line-of-sight velocity dispersion and nonthermal pressure fractions across projected radii.
  • Observed a radial gradient in line-of-sight velocity dispersion, decreasing from 114 km/s in the core to 68 km/s at 320 kpc.
  • Detected low bulk velocities (22 km/s and 7 km/s) in core regions, challenging the cooling-wake scenario and supporting AGN-uplift.
  • Identified a roughly 14% resonant suppression of the Fe XXV $w$ line, with excess flux in the Fe XXV $y$ line relative to models.

Abstract

We present high-resolution X-ray spectroscopic observations of the cool-core galaxy cluster Abell~1795 obtained with XRISM/Resolve. The cluster was observed with two deep pointings: a 225 ks central exposure and a 113 ks northern exposure, extending to a projected radius of 320 kpc from the cluster center. Single-temperature fits reveal a clear radial gradient in the line-of-sight velocity dispersion, decreasing from 114 11 km/s in the core to 68 39 km/s at 320 kpc. The bulk velocities in the central regions are very low (22 12 and 7 21 km/s), indicating no significant relative motion between the brightest cluster galaxy (BCG) and the intracluster medium (ICM). Given that the central region includes the southward extending cool gas tail, this result disfavors the ``cooling-wake'' scenario and instead supports an AGN-uplift origin. We find that the nonthermal pressure fraction decreases with radius, from P ₍ₓ/P ₓ2\% in the core to 0. 6\% at 330 kpc, suggesting that the northern ICM of A1795 is largely quiescent. Two-temperature and split energy-band (2--4 keV and 6--7 keV) fits identify two gas phases within the central <1. 5' region, providing strong evidence for multiphase gas in the cluster core. We detect a 14\% resonant suppression of the optically thick Fe XXV w line in the center. Additionally, we observe a significant excess in the Fe XXV y line-flux relative to models. Accounting for uncertainties in the atomic data reduces this discrepancy, suggesting that atomic data uncertainties may contribute to the observed residual flux.

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Sarkar et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2ba1ca8101cf8926f010f8https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2606.08097
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