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Solar abundance ratios of the iron-peak elements in the Perseus cluster

M. Chernyakova, F. Aharonian, Felix Aharonian, Felix Aharonian, J. de Plaa, Jan-Willem den Herder,  Elisa Costantini, J. S. Kaastra, Hiroki Akamatsu, M. Giustini, Liyi Gu, C. P. de Vries, M. Mehdipour, H. Tajima,  Kazutaka Yamaoka, Fumie Akimoto, S. W. Allen, Hirokazu Odaka, Dan Wilkins, G. M. Madejski, Irina Zhuravleva,  Roger Blandford, S. W. Allen, Irina Zhuravleva,  Roger Blandford , S. W. Allen,  Roger Blandford, L. Angelini, I. Harrus,  Hiroya Yamaguchi ,  Maurice A. Leutenegger,  Katja Pottschmidt,  Tahir Yaqoob, Meng P. Chiao, F. S. Porter, T. R. Kallman, Maxim Markevitch, K. Mukai, Michael Loewenstein, A. E. Hornschemeier, Robert Petre, Yang Soong, Hideyuki Mori, Takashi Okajima,  Francesco Tombesi, Richard L. Kelley, Caroline A. Kilbourne, Kazuhiro Sakai, Megan E. Eckart, P. J. Serlemitsos, Kenji Hamaguchi, Daniel R. Wik, M. Audard, C. Ferrigno, S. Paltani, Hisamitsu Awaki, Yuichi Terashima, M. Axelsson, Aya Bamba, T. Kamae, Kazuhiro Nakazawa, Kazuhiro Nakazawa, Aya Bamba, Eric D. Miller, Marshall W. Bautz,  Esra Bulbul ,  Esra Bulbul, Randall K. Smith, Laura Brenneman, Adam Foster, G. V. Brown, Edward Cackett, P. Coppi, P. Coppi, C. M. Urry, Andrew E. Szymkowiak, Chris Done, Kumi Ishikawa, Shin Watanabe, Yoh Takei, Ryo Iizuka, Masachika Iwai, Noriko Y. Yamasaki, Masahiro Tsujimoto, M. Kokubun, Yoshiyuki Inoue,  Masanobu Ozaki, Rie Sato, Takao Nakagawa, Hiroshi Tomida, Tadayasu Dotani, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Yasuo Tanaka, Ken Ebisawa, Shutaro Ueda, M. Ishida, Shu Koyama, Tadayuki Takahashi, Goro Sato, Y. Sugawara

Nature · 2017

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Summary

This paper reports X-ray spectroscopic measurements of iron-peak element abundance ratios in the Perseus galaxy cluster's hot intracluster medium. The work addresses astrophysical nucleosynthesis and cluster dynamics through analysis of element composition in extragalactic plasma. The study falls entirely outside the scope of Vitagri's Pulse Brain, which focuses on farming systems, soil health, nutrient density, and human nutrition.

UK applicability

Not applicable. This is astrophysical research on extragalactic phenomena and has no bearing on UK agricultural practice, food systems, soil science, or human nutrition.

Key measures

Elemental abundance ratios derived from X-ray spectroscopy; iron-peak element concentrations in cluster plasma

Outcomes reported

Not applicable to food systems research. The study measured abundance ratios of iron-peak elements (iron, nickel, chromium, manganese) in the hot plasma of the Perseus galaxy cluster using X-ray spectroscopic observations.

Theme
General food systems / other
Subject
Other / interdisciplinary
Study type
Research
Study design
Observational astrophysical study
Source type
Peer-reviewed study
Status
Published
System type
Other
DOI
10.1038/nature24301
Catalogue ID
BFmovi1m69-8d77r7

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