Simulation of X-Ray Luminosity

This movie illustrates a "fly-through" of X-ray luminosity structure generated in a supercomputer simulation run in a cube 500 million light years on a side. It is the view of an X-ray telescope and red corresponds to clusters of hot X-ray gas. X-rays are only emitted when the gas temperature exceeds a million K.

This simulation uses a mixture of hot and cold dark matter. Here are further details of the calculation. Usage: Use the "Play" button and "Stop" button to control play. When stopped, "Back" steps back one step and "Step" steps forward one step. "Home" returns to the beginning from any point.