We present an analysis of long-slit spectroscopy
and narrowband images of the galaxy cluster associated with 2A 0335+096.
X-ray images obtained of this region suggest that a vast amount of extremely
hot intracluster gas is present within the galaxy cluster. This intracluster
gas must be cooling and settling into the center of the cluster. However,
while radio observations reveal concentrations of cold, neutral hydrogen
gas near the cluster center, the intermediate-temperature gas has not been
previously observed. Our objective is to establish the location of the
intermediate-temperature gas and its kinematic properties, and estimate
the total mass of gas in the cluster. High dispersion long-slit spectra
of the H?
+ [NII] emission lines were obtained along four slit
positions, enabling us to probe multiple areas along the cluster of galaxies.
The optical long-slit spectra allow us to measure the wavelengths and velocities
of line emission gas emanating from the galaxies in the cluster. Knowledge
of the velocity of the emitted gas provides information of the kinematics
and ionization inside the cluster; allowing us to relate the hot, X-ray
emitting gas, the warm, optical line emitting gas, and the cold neutral
hydrogen gas detected in the radio.
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