Investigation of X-ray cavities in the cooling flow system Abell 1991

We present results based on the systematic analysis of Chandra archive data on the X-ray bright Abell Richness class-I type cluster Abell 1991 with an objective to investigate properties of the X-ray cavities hosted by this system. The unsharp masked image as well as 2-d beta model subtracted residual image of Abell 1991 reveals a pair of X-ray cavities and a region of excess emission in the central 12 kpc region. Both the cavities are of ellipsoidal shape and exhibit an order of magnitude deficiency in the X-ray surface brightness compared to that in the undisturbed regions. Spectral analysis of X-ray photons extracted from the cavities lead to the temperature values equal to for N-cavity and for S-cavity, while that for the excess X-ray emission region is found to be equal to . Radial temperature profile derived for Abell 1991 reveals a positive temperature gradient, reaching to a maximum of 2.63 keV at 76 kpc and then declines in outward direction. 0.5-2.0 keV soft band image of the central 15'' region of Abell 1991 reveals relatively cooler three different knot like features that are about 10'' off the X-ray peak of the cluster. Total power of the cavities is found to be equal to , while the X-ray luminosity within the cooling radius is found to be , comparison of which imply that the mechanical energy released by the central AGN outburst is sufficient to balance the radative loss.