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arxiv: 2602.21580 · v2 · pith:LFU672OXnew · submitted 2026-02-25 · 🌌 astro-ph.CO · astro-ph.GA

Bulk and turbulent gas motions in the interacting galaxy cluster Abell 3395 South observed with XRISM

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We investigate the gas motions in the core region of the Abell~3395 South subcluster (A3395S) using high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy with XRISM/Resolve. By analyzing the Fe~XXV He$\alpha$ emission line, we directly measure the line-of-sight bulk and turbulent velocities of the intracluster medium. We find that the one-dimensional turbulent velocity is low, at the level of $124\pm21~{\rm km\,s^{-1}}$, while a significant line-of-sight bulk velocity of $263\pm23~{\rm km\,s^{-1}}$ is detected. The coexistence of low turbulence and finite bulk motion suggests that A3395S has not yet reached a dynamically relaxed state. These results are consistent with the non-detection of a radio halo in A3395S, implying that turbulent particle reacceleration is currently inefficient in the cluster core. This study demonstrates that high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy with XRISM provides a powerful means to directly constrain intracluster medium dynamics in merging galaxy clusters, and it provides a reference for future comparative studies of A3395N and A3391 within the same large-scale structure.

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