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星系团中FR I射电源的激波加热

Shock heating by FR I radio sources in galaxy clusters

M. Brueggen, S. Heinz, E. Roediger, M. Ruszkowski, A. Simionescu

摘要:

活动星系核(AGN)的反馈经常被用来解释星系光度函数在亮端的截止和星系团中冷却流的缺乏。与此同时,最近在射电大活动星系核周围观测到了冲击波阵面。使用逼真的三维模拟射流在星系团,我们解决的问题是什么分数的能量的活动星系核消散在冲击。我们发现,弱冲击,包括活动星系核有马赫数的1.1-1.2和耗散至少2%的机械光度的活动星系核。在现实的星系团介质中,即使是连续的喷流也可能导致多重激波结构,这可能导致根据波的空间分布推断的活动星系核占空比的高估。

英文摘要:

Feedback by active galactic nuclei (AGN) is frequently invoked to explain the cut-off of the galaxy luminosity function at the bright end and the absence of cooling flows in galaxy clusters. Meanwhile, there are recent observations of shock fronts around radio-loud AGN. Using realistic 3D simulations of jets in a galaxy cluster, we address the question what fraction of the energy of active galactic nuclei is dissipated in shocks. We find that weak shocks that encompass the AGN have Mach numbers of 1.1-1.2 and dissipate at least 2% of the mechanical luminosity of the AGN. In a realistic cluster medium, even a continuous jet can lead to multiple shock structures, which may lead to an overestimate of the AGN duty cycles inferred from the spatial distribution of waves.

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