Chandra imaging of the complex X-ray core of the Perseus cluster

Abstract

The Perseus cluster, Abell 426, at a redshift z = 0.0183 or distance about 100 Mpc is the brightest cluster in the sky in X-rays. It hosts the nearest large cooling flow (e.g. Fabian et al 1981; Allen et al 1990; Fabian et al 1994). X-ray analysis of ASCA spectra indicates