2001/08/24 by S. Schindler, Sabine Schindler, Schindler, Sabine
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #FOS: Physical sciences #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0108388
Invited Review given at the Vulcano Workshop "Chemical Enrichment of Intracluster and Intergalactic Medium", F. Matteucci & R. Fusco-Femiano (eds.), to appear in ASP Conference Series, 10 pages
arxiv created 2001/08/24 · openalex publication_date 2001/08/24 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The effects of cluster mergers on the metal enrichment of the intra-cluster gas in clusters of galaxies are reviewed. Mergers can influence the metal production as well as the gas ejection processes, which transport the gas from the galaxy potential wells into the intra-cluster gas. Several processes are discussed: ram-pressure stripping, galactic winds and star formation activity. Simulations on different scales ranging from galaxy size to large-scale structure are presented.