Fig. 4

Left: mid-plane cross-sections of δρ/ρ (percent)
for the models with M ~
0.5. From top to bottom: increasing conduction
with f = 0
(hydro), 10-3,
10-2, 10-1 (the latter
very similar to the f =
1 run). Middle: same cross-sections but for the
module of total velocity (km s-1). The hydro runs show sharp filamentary density
structures produced by the turbulent velocity field, which are later deformed by
Kelvin-Helmholtz and Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities. Strong conduction damps these
perturbations, while leaving the Kolmogorov cascade of turbulent eddies unaltered. The
v and
δρ/ρ fields
have correlated amplitude but different phases (the density field is the tracer).
Right: observed relative line broadening (percent) due to turbulent
motions along the y-axis view,
, where σ1D,ew is the
projected X-ray emission-weighted velocity dispersion. The forthcoming Astro-H
telescope should be able to detect projected turbulent velocities above
~200 km s-1 or ΔE/E0>
0.1 percent (FWHM = 1.66 ΔE), using the
Fe XXV line.
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