Predicted fluxes for the 10 brightest lines in the MIRI and NIRSpec ranges for a |$1{{\rm \, {\rm M}_{\odot }}{\rm \, yr}^{-1}\, }$| cooling flow in the Centaurus cluster, from the simulations shown in Fig. 5. The first three columns give the results for the flow stopping at 10|$^5$| K, and the remaining groups stop at 10|$^4$| and 10|$^3$| K. The first column indicates the species (Ne 6 is Ne vi). The second column gives the wavelength in microns, except for the first two in Angstroms. The third column is the line flux (erg cm|$^{-2}$| s|$^{-1}$|). Low-ionization lines are absent from the flow that stops at 10|$^5$| K, but are among the strongest lines in the IR spectrum for the flow that extends down to 10|$^3$| K. For Centaurus, all fluxes should be multiplied by 14 if the flow is steady and persistent, based on the RGS fits discussed in Section 2.
. | T = 10|$^5$| K . | . | . | . | T = 10|$^4$| K . | . | . | . | T = 10|$^3$| K . | . |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fe17 | 15.0130A | 2.52E−14 | Fe17 | 15.0130A | 2.52E−14 | Fe17 | 15.0130A | 2.52E−14 | ||
Fe17 | 15.2620A | 6.81E−15 | Fe17 | 15.2620A | 6.81E−15 | Fe17 | 15.2620A | 6.81E−15 | ||
NIRSpec | ||||||||||
S 8 | 9.91E−01 | 9.62E−18 | Fe13 | 1.07461 | 1.49E−16 | C 1 | 9.85E-01 | 5.70E−17 | ||
He 2 | 1.01235 | 1.10E−17 | Fe13 | 1.0798 | 7.85E−17 | Fe13 | 1.07462 | 1.52E−16 | ||
Fe13 | 1.07462 | 1.52E−16 | S 9 | 1.25196 | 1.60E−17 | Fe13 | 1.07978 | 8.01E−17 | ||
Fe13 | 1.07978 | 8.01E−17 | S 11 | 1.39232 | 2.84E−17 | S 11 | 1.39232 | 2.84E−17 | ||
S 11 | 1.39232 | 2.84E−17 | Si10 | 1.43008 | 6.10E−17 | Si10 | 1.43008 | 6.10E−17 | ||
Si10 | 1.43008 | 6.10E−17 | S 11 | 1.91958 | 4.80E−17 | Fe 2 | 1.64355 | 6.10E−17 | ||
S 11 | 1.91958 | 4.80E−17 | Si 7 | 2.48071 | 1.61E−17 | S 11 | 1.91958 | 4.80E−17 | ||
Si 9 | 2.58394 | 3.15E−17 | Si 9 | 2.58394 | 3.15E−17 | Si 9 | 2.58394 | 3.15E−17 | ||
Mg 8 | 3.02764 | 2.82E−17 | Mg 8 | 3.02764 | 2.83E−17 | Mg 8 | 3.02764 | 2.82E−17 | ||
Si 9 | 3.9282 | 4.71E−17 | Si 9 | 3.9282 | 4.70E−17 | Si 9 | 3.9282 | 4.71E−17 | ||
MIRI | ||||||||||
Fe 8 | 5.44514 | 1.56E−17 | Fe 2 | 5.33871 | 1.20E−17 | Fe 2 | 5.33871 | 1.10E−16 | ||
Mg 7 | 5.4927 | 1.10E−17 | Fe 8 | 5.44514 | 1.56E−17 | Fe 8 | 5.44514 | 1.56E−17 | ||
Mg 5 | 5.607 | 3.28E−18 | Mg 7 | 5.4927 | 1.10E−17 | Ne 6 | 7.65019 | 3.09E−17 | ||
Ne 6 | 7.65019 | 3.09E−17 | Ne 6 | 7.65019 | 3.09E−17 | Mg 7 | 9.03094 | 1.46E−17 | ||
Mg 7 | 9.03094 | 1.46E−17 | Mg 7 | 9.03094 | 1.46E−17 | Ne 2 | 12.8101 | 1.99E−17 | ||
Fe 7 | 9.50763 | 7.98E−18 | Ne 5 | 24.3109 | 1.13E−17 | Fe 2 | 17.9311 | 1.36E−17 | ||
Ne 5 | 14.3178 | 8.72E−18 | O 4 | 25.8863 | 2.96E−17 | O 4 | 25.8863 | 2.96E−17 | ||
Ne 5 | 24.3109 | 1.13E−17 | Si 2 | 34.8046 | 1.38E−17 | Fe 2 | 25.9813 | 5.17E−17 | ||
O 4 | 25.8863 | 2.65E−17 | O 3 | 51.8004 | 9.13E−18 | Si 2 | 34.8046 | 1.43E−16 | ||
O 3 | 88.3323 | 2.93E−18 | O 3 | 88.3323 | 1.16E−17 | O 1 | 63.1679 | 2.63E−17 |
. | T = 10|$^5$| K . | . | . | . | T = 10|$^4$| K . | . | . | . | T = 10|$^3$| K . | . |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fe17 | 15.0130A | 2.52E−14 | Fe17 | 15.0130A | 2.52E−14 | Fe17 | 15.0130A | 2.52E−14 | ||
Fe17 | 15.2620A | 6.81E−15 | Fe17 | 15.2620A | 6.81E−15 | Fe17 | 15.2620A | 6.81E−15 | ||
NIRSpec | ||||||||||
S 8 | 9.91E−01 | 9.62E−18 | Fe13 | 1.07461 | 1.49E−16 | C 1 | 9.85E-01 | 5.70E−17 | ||
He 2 | 1.01235 | 1.10E−17 | Fe13 | 1.0798 | 7.85E−17 | Fe13 | 1.07462 | 1.52E−16 | ||
Fe13 | 1.07462 | 1.52E−16 | S 9 | 1.25196 | 1.60E−17 | Fe13 | 1.07978 | 8.01E−17 | ||
Fe13 | 1.07978 | 8.01E−17 | S 11 | 1.39232 | 2.84E−17 | S 11 | 1.39232 | 2.84E−17 | ||
S 11 | 1.39232 | 2.84E−17 | Si10 | 1.43008 | 6.10E−17 | Si10 | 1.43008 | 6.10E−17 | ||
Si10 | 1.43008 | 6.10E−17 | S 11 | 1.91958 | 4.80E−17 | Fe 2 | 1.64355 | 6.10E−17 | ||
S 11 | 1.91958 | 4.80E−17 | Si 7 | 2.48071 | 1.61E−17 | S 11 | 1.91958 | 4.80E−17 | ||
Si 9 | 2.58394 | 3.15E−17 | Si 9 | 2.58394 | 3.15E−17 | Si 9 | 2.58394 | 3.15E−17 | ||
Mg 8 | 3.02764 | 2.82E−17 | Mg 8 | 3.02764 | 2.83E−17 | Mg 8 | 3.02764 | 2.82E−17 | ||
Si 9 | 3.9282 | 4.71E−17 | Si 9 | 3.9282 | 4.70E−17 | Si 9 | 3.9282 | 4.71E−17 | ||
MIRI | ||||||||||
Fe 8 | 5.44514 | 1.56E−17 | Fe 2 | 5.33871 | 1.20E−17 | Fe 2 | 5.33871 | 1.10E−16 | ||
Mg 7 | 5.4927 | 1.10E−17 | Fe 8 | 5.44514 | 1.56E−17 | Fe 8 | 5.44514 | 1.56E−17 | ||
Mg 5 | 5.607 | 3.28E−18 | Mg 7 | 5.4927 | 1.10E−17 | Ne 6 | 7.65019 | 3.09E−17 | ||
Ne 6 | 7.65019 | 3.09E−17 | Ne 6 | 7.65019 | 3.09E−17 | Mg 7 | 9.03094 | 1.46E−17 | ||
Mg 7 | 9.03094 | 1.46E−17 | Mg 7 | 9.03094 | 1.46E−17 | Ne 2 | 12.8101 | 1.99E−17 | ||
Fe 7 | 9.50763 | 7.98E−18 | Ne 5 | 24.3109 | 1.13E−17 | Fe 2 | 17.9311 | 1.36E−17 | ||
Ne 5 | 14.3178 | 8.72E−18 | O 4 | 25.8863 | 2.96E−17 | O 4 | 25.8863 | 2.96E−17 | ||
Ne 5 | 24.3109 | 1.13E−17 | Si 2 | 34.8046 | 1.38E−17 | Fe 2 | 25.9813 | 5.17E−17 | ||
O 4 | 25.8863 | 2.65E−17 | O 3 | 51.8004 | 9.13E−18 | Si 2 | 34.8046 | 1.43E−16 | ||
O 3 | 88.3323 | 2.93E−18 | O 3 | 88.3323 | 1.16E−17 | O 1 | 63.1679 | 2.63E−17 |
Predicted fluxes for the 10 brightest lines in the MIRI and NIRSpec ranges for a |$1{{\rm \, {\rm M}_{\odot }}{\rm \, yr}^{-1}\, }$| cooling flow in the Centaurus cluster, from the simulations shown in Fig. 5. The first three columns give the results for the flow stopping at 10|$^5$| K, and the remaining groups stop at 10|$^4$| and 10|$^3$| K. The first column indicates the species (Ne 6 is Ne vi). The second column gives the wavelength in microns, except for the first two in Angstroms. The third column is the line flux (erg cm|$^{-2}$| s|$^{-1}$|). Low-ionization lines are absent from the flow that stops at 10|$^5$| K, but are among the strongest lines in the IR spectrum for the flow that extends down to 10|$^3$| K. For Centaurus, all fluxes should be multiplied by 14 if the flow is steady and persistent, based on the RGS fits discussed in Section 2.
. | T = 10|$^5$| K . | . | . | . | T = 10|$^4$| K . | . | . | . | T = 10|$^3$| K . | . |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fe17 | 15.0130A | 2.52E−14 | Fe17 | 15.0130A | 2.52E−14 | Fe17 | 15.0130A | 2.52E−14 | ||
Fe17 | 15.2620A | 6.81E−15 | Fe17 | 15.2620A | 6.81E−15 | Fe17 | 15.2620A | 6.81E−15 | ||
NIRSpec | ||||||||||
S 8 | 9.91E−01 | 9.62E−18 | Fe13 | 1.07461 | 1.49E−16 | C 1 | 9.85E-01 | 5.70E−17 | ||
He 2 | 1.01235 | 1.10E−17 | Fe13 | 1.0798 | 7.85E−17 | Fe13 | 1.07462 | 1.52E−16 | ||
Fe13 | 1.07462 | 1.52E−16 | S 9 | 1.25196 | 1.60E−17 | Fe13 | 1.07978 | 8.01E−17 | ||
Fe13 | 1.07978 | 8.01E−17 | S 11 | 1.39232 | 2.84E−17 | S 11 | 1.39232 | 2.84E−17 | ||
S 11 | 1.39232 | 2.84E−17 | Si10 | 1.43008 | 6.10E−17 | Si10 | 1.43008 | 6.10E−17 | ||
Si10 | 1.43008 | 6.10E−17 | S 11 | 1.91958 | 4.80E−17 | Fe 2 | 1.64355 | 6.10E−17 | ||
S 11 | 1.91958 | 4.80E−17 | Si 7 | 2.48071 | 1.61E−17 | S 11 | 1.91958 | 4.80E−17 | ||
Si 9 | 2.58394 | 3.15E−17 | Si 9 | 2.58394 | 3.15E−17 | Si 9 | 2.58394 | 3.15E−17 | ||
Mg 8 | 3.02764 | 2.82E−17 | Mg 8 | 3.02764 | 2.83E−17 | Mg 8 | 3.02764 | 2.82E−17 | ||
Si 9 | 3.9282 | 4.71E−17 | Si 9 | 3.9282 | 4.70E−17 | Si 9 | 3.9282 | 4.71E−17 | ||
MIRI | ||||||||||
Fe 8 | 5.44514 | 1.56E−17 | Fe 2 | 5.33871 | 1.20E−17 | Fe 2 | 5.33871 | 1.10E−16 | ||
Mg 7 | 5.4927 | 1.10E−17 | Fe 8 | 5.44514 | 1.56E−17 | Fe 8 | 5.44514 | 1.56E−17 | ||
Mg 5 | 5.607 | 3.28E−18 | Mg 7 | 5.4927 | 1.10E−17 | Ne 6 | 7.65019 | 3.09E−17 | ||
Ne 6 | 7.65019 | 3.09E−17 | Ne 6 | 7.65019 | 3.09E−17 | Mg 7 | 9.03094 | 1.46E−17 | ||
Mg 7 | 9.03094 | 1.46E−17 | Mg 7 | 9.03094 | 1.46E−17 | Ne 2 | 12.8101 | 1.99E−17 | ||
Fe 7 | 9.50763 | 7.98E−18 | Ne 5 | 24.3109 | 1.13E−17 | Fe 2 | 17.9311 | 1.36E−17 | ||
Ne 5 | 14.3178 | 8.72E−18 | O 4 | 25.8863 | 2.96E−17 | O 4 | 25.8863 | 2.96E−17 | ||
Ne 5 | 24.3109 | 1.13E−17 | Si 2 | 34.8046 | 1.38E−17 | Fe 2 | 25.9813 | 5.17E−17 | ||
O 4 | 25.8863 | 2.65E−17 | O 3 | 51.8004 | 9.13E−18 | Si 2 | 34.8046 | 1.43E−16 | ||
O 3 | 88.3323 | 2.93E−18 | O 3 | 88.3323 | 1.16E−17 | O 1 | 63.1679 | 2.63E−17 |
. | T = 10|$^5$| K . | . | . | . | T = 10|$^4$| K . | . | . | . | T = 10|$^3$| K . | . |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fe17 | 15.0130A | 2.52E−14 | Fe17 | 15.0130A | 2.52E−14 | Fe17 | 15.0130A | 2.52E−14 | ||
Fe17 | 15.2620A | 6.81E−15 | Fe17 | 15.2620A | 6.81E−15 | Fe17 | 15.2620A | 6.81E−15 | ||
NIRSpec | ||||||||||
S 8 | 9.91E−01 | 9.62E−18 | Fe13 | 1.07461 | 1.49E−16 | C 1 | 9.85E-01 | 5.70E−17 | ||
He 2 | 1.01235 | 1.10E−17 | Fe13 | 1.0798 | 7.85E−17 | Fe13 | 1.07462 | 1.52E−16 | ||
Fe13 | 1.07462 | 1.52E−16 | S 9 | 1.25196 | 1.60E−17 | Fe13 | 1.07978 | 8.01E−17 | ||
Fe13 | 1.07978 | 8.01E−17 | S 11 | 1.39232 | 2.84E−17 | S 11 | 1.39232 | 2.84E−17 | ||
S 11 | 1.39232 | 2.84E−17 | Si10 | 1.43008 | 6.10E−17 | Si10 | 1.43008 | 6.10E−17 | ||
Si10 | 1.43008 | 6.10E−17 | S 11 | 1.91958 | 4.80E−17 | Fe 2 | 1.64355 | 6.10E−17 | ||
S 11 | 1.91958 | 4.80E−17 | Si 7 | 2.48071 | 1.61E−17 | S 11 | 1.91958 | 4.80E−17 | ||
Si 9 | 2.58394 | 3.15E−17 | Si 9 | 2.58394 | 3.15E−17 | Si 9 | 2.58394 | 3.15E−17 | ||
Mg 8 | 3.02764 | 2.82E−17 | Mg 8 | 3.02764 | 2.83E−17 | Mg 8 | 3.02764 | 2.82E−17 | ||
Si 9 | 3.9282 | 4.71E−17 | Si 9 | 3.9282 | 4.70E−17 | Si 9 | 3.9282 | 4.71E−17 | ||
MIRI | ||||||||||
Fe 8 | 5.44514 | 1.56E−17 | Fe 2 | 5.33871 | 1.20E−17 | Fe 2 | 5.33871 | 1.10E−16 | ||
Mg 7 | 5.4927 | 1.10E−17 | Fe 8 | 5.44514 | 1.56E−17 | Fe 8 | 5.44514 | 1.56E−17 | ||
Mg 5 | 5.607 | 3.28E−18 | Mg 7 | 5.4927 | 1.10E−17 | Ne 6 | 7.65019 | 3.09E−17 | ||
Ne 6 | 7.65019 | 3.09E−17 | Ne 6 | 7.65019 | 3.09E−17 | Mg 7 | 9.03094 | 1.46E−17 | ||
Mg 7 | 9.03094 | 1.46E−17 | Mg 7 | 9.03094 | 1.46E−17 | Ne 2 | 12.8101 | 1.99E−17 | ||
Fe 7 | 9.50763 | 7.98E−18 | Ne 5 | 24.3109 | 1.13E−17 | Fe 2 | 17.9311 | 1.36E−17 | ||
Ne 5 | 14.3178 | 8.72E−18 | O 4 | 25.8863 | 2.96E−17 | O 4 | 25.8863 | 2.96E−17 | ||
Ne 5 | 24.3109 | 1.13E−17 | Si 2 | 34.8046 | 1.38E−17 | Fe 2 | 25.9813 | 5.17E−17 | ||
O 4 | 25.8863 | 2.65E−17 | O 3 | 51.8004 | 9.13E−18 | Si 2 | 34.8046 | 1.43E−16 | ||
O 3 | 88.3323 | 2.93E−18 | O 3 | 88.3323 | 1.16E−17 | O 1 | 63.1679 | 2.63E−17 |
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