Papers with Maxim Markevitch's significant contribution:

• Helium abundance in galaxy clusters and Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect. M. Markevitch 2007, ApJ Lett., submitted (arXiv:0705.3289)
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• Shocks and cold fronts in galaxy clusters. M. Markevitch and A. Vikhlinin 2007, Phys. Rep., 443, 1-53 (astro-ph/0701821)
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• Constraints on parameters of radiatively decaying dark matter from the galaxy cluster 1E0657-56. A. Boyarsky, O. Ruchayskiy, and M. Markevitch 2008, ApJ, 673, 752 (astro-ph/0611168)

• Limits on the radiative decay of sterile neutrino dark matter from the unresolved Cosmic and soft X-ray backgrounds. K. N. Abazajian, M. Markevitch, S. M. Koushiappas, and R. C. Hickox 2006, PRD, in press (astro-ph/0611144)

• A direct empirical proof of the existence of dark matter. D. Clowe, M. Bradac, A. H. Gonzalez, M. Markevitch, S. W. Randall, C. Jones, and D. Zaritsky 2006, ApJ Lett., 648, L109 (astro-ph/0608407)

• The origin of cold fronts in the cores of relaxed galaxy clusters. Y. Ascasibar and M. Markevitch 2006, ApJ, 650, 102
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• Absolute measurement of the unresolved Cosmic X-ray Background in the 0.5-8 keV band with Chandra. R. C. Hickox and M. Markevitch 2006, ApJ, 645, 95 (astro-ph/0512542)

• Chandra observation of the most interesting cluster in the Universe. M. Markevitch 2005, Proc. The X-ray Universe 2005, El Escorial, Spain, September 2005 (astro-ph/0511345)

• Bow Shock and Radio Halo in the Merging Cluster A520. M. Markevitch, F. Govoni, G. Brunetti, and D. Jerius 2005, ApJ, 627, 733
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• Chandra Observation of the Merging Cluster A168: A Late Stage in the Evolution of a Cold Front. E. J. Hallman and M. Markevitch 2004, ApJ Lett., 610, L81
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• Chandra Observations of the "Dark" Moon and Geocoronal Solar-Wind Charge Transfer. B. J. Wargelin, M. Markevitch, M. Juda, V. Kharchenko, R. Edgar, A. Dalgarno 2004, ApJ, 607, 596
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• Chandra Temperature Maps for Galaxy Clusters with Radio Halos. F. Govoni, M. Markevitch, A. Vikhlinin, L. VanSpeybroeck, L. Feretti, G. Giovannini 2004, ApJ, 605, 695
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• Direct Constraints on the Dark Matter Self-Interaction Cross-Section from the Merging Cluster 1E0657-56. M. Markevitch, A. H. Gonzalez, D. Clowe, A. Vikhlinin, W. Forman, C. Jones, S. Murray, and W. Tucker 2004, ApJ, 606, 819
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• Chandra Temperature Map of Abell 754 and Constraints on Thermal Conduction. M. Markevitch, P. Mazzotta, A. Vikhlinin, D. Burke, Y. Butt, L. David, H. Donnelly, W. R. Forman, D. E. Harris, D.-W. Kim, S. Virani, and J. Vrtilek 2003, ApJ Lett., 586, L19
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• Chandra Spectra of the Soft X-ray Diffuse Background. M. Markevitch, M. W. Bautz, B. Biller, Y. Butt, R. Edgar, T. Gaetz, G. Garmire, C. E. Grant, P. Green, M. Juda, P. P. Plucinsky, D. Schwartz, R. Smith, A. Vikhlinin, S. Virani, B. J. Wargelin, and S. Wolk 2003, ApJ, 583, 70
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• A High Resolution Picture of the Intracluster Gas. M. Markevitch, A. Vikhlinin, W. R. Forman 2002, invited review at Matter and Energy in Clusters of Galaxies, Taiwan, April 2002. ASP Conf. Ser., 301, 37 (eds. S. Bowyer & C.-Y. Hwang), astro-ph/0208208
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• On the Discrepancy Between Chandra and XMM Temperature Profiles for A1835. M. Markevitch 2002, astro-ph/0205333 (electronic preprint only)
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• A Textbook Example of a Bow Shock in the Merging Galaxy Cluster 1E0657-56. M. Markevitch, A. H. Gonzalez, L. David, A. Vikhlinin, S. Murray, W. Forman, C. Jones, and W. Tucker 2002, ApJ Lett., 567, L27
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• Non-Hydrostatic Gas in the Core of the Relaxed Galaxy Cluster A1795. M. Markevitch, A. Vikhlinin, and P.  Mazzotta 2001, ApJ Lett., 562, L153
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• Merger Shocks in Galaxy Clusters A665 and A2163 and Their Relation to Radio Halos. M. Markevitch and A. Vikhlinin 2001, ApJ, 563, 95
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• Temperature Structure of Four Merging Clusters Obtained with Chandra. M. Markevitch, A. Vikhlinin, P. Mazzotta, L. VanSpeybroeck 2000, poster at X-ray astronomy 2000, Palermo, September 2000. ASP Conf. Ser., 234, CDROM (Eds. R. Giacconi, L. Stella, S. Serio), astro-ph/0012215
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• Chandra Observation of Abell 2142: Survival of Dense Subcluster Cores in a Merger. M.  Markevitch, T. J. Ponman, P. E. J. Nulsen, M. W. Bautz, D. J. Burke, L. P. David, D. Davis, R. H. Donnelly, W. R. Forman, C. Jones, J. Kaastra, E. Kellogg, D.-W. Kim, J. Kolodziejczak, P. Mazzotta, A. Pagliaro, S. Patel, L. VanSpeybroeck, A. Vikhlinin, J. Vrtilek, M. Wise, P. Zhao 2000, ApJ, 541, 542
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• Cluster Gas Temperature Maps with ASCA and Beyond. M. Markevitch 1999, Astron. Nachr., 320, 185 (Talk at "Heating and Acceleration in the Universe", Tokyo, March 1999)

• A Differential X-Ray Gunn-Peterson Test Using a Giant Cluster Filament. M. Markevitch 1999, ApJ Lett, 522, L13
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• Mass Profiles of the Typical Relaxed Galaxy Clusters A2199 and A496. M. Markevitch, A. Vikhlinin, W.  R. Forman, and C. L. Sarazin 1999, ApJ, 527, 545

• Physics of the Merging Clusters Cygnus A, A3667, and A2065. M. Markevitch, C. L. Sarazin, and A.  Vikhlinin 1999, ApJ, 521, 526

• A Hot Spot in Coma. R. H. Donnelly, M. Markevitch, W. Forman, C. Jones, E. Churazov, and M.  Gilfanov 1999, ApJ, 513, 690

• The Lx-T Relation and Temperature Function for Nearby Clusters Revisited. M. Markevitch 1998, ApJ, 504, 27 (Results and supplementary data for this paper are here)

• The Temperature Structure of 30 Nearby Clusters Observed with ASCA. Similarity of Temperature Profiles. M. Markevitch, W. R. Forman, C. L. Sarazin, and A. Vikhlinin 1998, ApJ, 503, 77
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• Mass and Baryon Fraction in Abell 2256 at the Virial Radius. M. Markevitch and A. Vikhlinin 1997, ApJ, 491, 467

• Abell 2218: X-Ray Lensing, Merger, or Both? M. Markevitch 1997, ApJ Lett., 483, L17 (the grayscale plate from this paper is here)

• Comparison of ASCA and ROSAT Cluster Temperatures: A2256, A3558 and AWM7. M. Markevitch and A. Vikhlinin 1997, ApJ, 474, 84

• ASCA Atlas of the Cluster Temperatures. M. Markevitch, C. L. Sarazin, and M. J.  Henriksen 1997, in X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy of Cosmic Plasmas, eds. F. Makino & K. Mitsuda (Tokyo: Universal Academy), 87  (astro-ph/9606113)

• Heating of the Intracluster Gas in the Triangulum Australis Cluster. M. Markevitch, C. L.  Sarazin, and J. A. Irwin 1996, ApJ Lett., 472, L17

• Abell 754: A Non Head-On Collision of Subclusters. M. Henriksen and M. Markevitch 1996, ApJ Lett, 466, L79 (a color version of the temperature map in Fig. 1 is here)

• Temperature Structure of Four Hot Clusters with ASCA. M. Markevitch 1996, ApJ Lett., 465, L1 (color plate included)

• Abell 2163: Temperature, Mass, and Hydrostatic Equilibrium. M. Markevitch, R. Mushotzky, H.  Inoue, K. Yamashita, A. Furuzawa, and Y. Tawara 1996, ApJ, 456, 437

• Extended Source Analysis with ASCA. T. Takahashi, M. Markevitch, Y. Fukazawa, Y. Ikebe, Y. Ishisaki, K. Kikuchi, M. Makishima, Y. Tawara 1995, ASCA Newsletter, No. 3 (NASA/GSFC)

• Non-isothermality of the Hottest Cluster Abell 2163. M. Markevitch, K. Yamashita, A.  Furuzawa, and Y. Tawara 1994, ApJ Lett., 436, L71

• Cluster Evolution and Microwave Source Counts. M.  Markevitch, G. R. Blumenthal, W. Forman, C. Jones, and R. A. Sunyaev 1994, ApJ, 426, 1. ADS abstract

• Two Sources of Diffuse X-ray Emission from the Galactic Centre. M. Markevitch, R. A. Sunyaev, and M. Pavlinsky 1993, Nature, 364, 40. ADS abstract   PS

• The Center of the Galaxy in the Recent Past: a View from Granat. R. A. Sunyaev, M. Markevitch, and M. Pavlinsky 1993, ApJ, 407, 606. ADS abstract

• Arcminute Fluctuations in the Microwave Background from Clusters of Galaxies. M. Markevitch, G. R. Blumenthal, W. Forman, C.  Jones, and R. A. Sunyaev 1992, ApJ, 395, 326. ADS abstract

• Do Clusters of Galaxies Affect the Spectrum of the Microwave Background? M. Markevitch, G. R. Blumenthal, W. Forman, C.  Jones, and R. A. Sunyaev 1991, ApJ Lett., 378, L33. ADS abstract