Abstract

The dust destruction timescales in the cores of clusters of galaxies are relatively short given their high central gas densities. However, substantial mid-infrared and sub-mm emission has been detected in many brightest cluster galaxies. In this letter we present Herschel PACS and SPIRE photometry of the brightest cluster galaxy in three strong cooling flow clusters, A1068, A2597 and Zw3146. This photometry indicates that a substantial mass of cold dust is present (> 3×107 M⊙) at temperatures significantly lower (20–28 K) than previously thought based on limited MIR and/or sub-mm results. The mass and temperature of the dust appear to match those of the cold gas traced by CO with a gas-to-dust ratio of 80–120.

Document Type

Letter to the Editor

Publication Date

7-2010

Notes/Citation Information

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, v. 518, article L47, p. 1-5.

Reproduced with permission from Astronomy & Astrophysics, © ESO

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014572

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