The recent advances in understanding the effects of ram pressure on Virgo spiral galaxies is discussed. For a sample of 6 galaxies interaction diagnostics are made by a detailed comparison between observed and simulated gas distributions and velocity fields. Once the interaction is identified (gravitational, ram pressure or a mixture of both), we can estimate its parameters. The importance of a new diagnostic tool, the polarized radio continuum emission, is emphasized. This emission shows a characteristic distribution in cluster spiral galaxies. It directly traces gas compression or shear regions, which both can occur during an interaction of a cluster galaxy with its environment. A first complete time sequence for ram pressure stripping in the Virgo cluster is presented.
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Vollmer, B. (2008). Ram Pressure Stripping in the Virgo Cluster. In: Wada, K., Combes, F. (eds) Mapping the Galaxy and Nearby Galaxies. Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-72768-4_37
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