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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 measurements of iron-peak element abundance ratios in the hot intracluster medium of the Perseus galaxy cluster, likely using X-ray spectroscopic data. The work contributes to understanding nucleosynthesis and metal enrichment in galaxy clusters. This is fundamental astrophysics research with no direct relevance to agriculture, soil health, or human nutrition.

UK applicability

Not applicable. This is an astrophysics paper with no bearing on UK farming, soil science, or food system research.

Key measures

Solar abundance ratios of iron-peak elements (likely iron, nickel, cobalt, and related elements) measured via X-ray spectroscopy

Outcomes reported

This is an astrophysics study of elemental abundance ratios in the Perseus galaxy cluster, not a food systems or agricultural research paper.

Theme
General food systems / other
Subject
Other / interdisciplinary
Study type
Research
Study design
Observational study
Source type
Peer-reviewed study
Status
Published
System type
Other
DOI
10.1038/nature24301
Catalogue ID
BFmowc1xls-gcdbm4

Topic tags

astrophysicsgalaxy clustersx-ray spectroscopyelemental abundancesintracluster medium
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