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We show that the excitation of the filaments observed around NGC 1275 is more probably due to photoionization by the active nucleus radiation than to local radiative shocks. The photoionized gas is in pressure equilibrium with the hot ambient gas of the cooling flow.
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Boisson, C., Péquignot, D. (1988). Photoionization versus shocks in the filaments of NGC 1275. In: Fabian, A.C. (eds) Cooling Flows in Clusters and Galaxies. NATO ASI Series, vol 229. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2953-1_18
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