The rich galaxy cluster Abell 2204 exhibits edges in its X-ray surface brightness at \sim 65 and 35 { ~ { } kpc } west and east of its center , respectively .
The presence of these edges , which were interpreted as sloshing cold fronts , implies that the intracluster medium was recently disturbed .
We analyze the properties of the intracluster medium using multiple Chandra observations of Abell 2204 .
We find a density ratio n _ { in } / n _ { out } = 2.05 \pm 0.05 and a temperature ratio T _ { out } / T _ { in } = 1.91 \pm 0.27 ( projected , or 1.87 \pm 0.56 deprojected ) across the western edge , and correspondingly n _ { in } / n _ { out } = 1.96 \pm 0.05 and T _ { out } / T _ { in } = 1.45 \pm 0.15 ( projected , or 1.25 \pm 0.26 deprojected ) across the eastern edge .
These values are typical of cold fronts in galaxy clusters .
This , together with the spiral pattern observed in the cluster core , supports the sloshing scenario for Abell 2204 .
No Kelvin-Helmholtz eddies are observed along the cold front surfaces , indicating that they are effectively suppressed by some physical mechanism .
We argue that the suppression is likely facilitated by the magnetic fields amplified in the sloshing motion , and deduce from the measured gas properties that the magnetic field strength should be greater than 24 \pm 6 \mu G and 32 \pm 8 \mu G along the west and east cold fronts , respectively .