Studying the Effect of Shock Obliquity on the γ-ray and Diffuse Radio Emission in Galaxy Clusters
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Cosmological MHD Simulations
2.2. Lagrangian Analysis
3. Results
3.1. γ-ray Emission
3.2. Radio Emission
4. Discussion
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Wittor, D.; Vazza, F.; Brüggen, M. Studying the Effect of Shock Obliquity on the γ-ray and Diffuse Radio Emission in Galaxy Clusters. Galaxies 2016, 4, 71. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies4040071
Wittor D, Vazza F, Brüggen M. Studying the Effect of Shock Obliquity on the γ-ray and Diffuse Radio Emission in Galaxy Clusters. Galaxies. 2016; 4(4):71. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies4040071
Chicago/Turabian StyleWittor, Denis, Franco Vazza, and Marcus Brüggen. 2016. "Studying the Effect of Shock Obliquity on the γ-ray and Diffuse Radio Emission in Galaxy Clusters" Galaxies 4, no. 4: 71. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies4040071