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星系团中磁化气泡的长期演化

Long Term Evolution of Magnetized Bubbles in Galaxy Clusters

Wei Liu, Hui Li, Shengtai Li, Scott C. Hsu

摘要:

我们对层状星系团介质中射电星系形成的磁化低密度“气泡”等离子体的长期演化进行了非线性理想磁流体动力学模拟。结果表明,经过$\sim 8 \times 10^{9}$年后,磁泡中仍保留有约3.5%的初始磁能,磁泡的初始膨胀是绝热的。由于气泡磁场对Rayleigh-Taylor和Kelvin-Holmholtz不稳定性的稳定作用,气泡可以存活至少$8 \times 10^9$年,这可能解释了在Perseus-A中观察到的“鬼腔”。沿气泡运动的路径形成了一个跨度约500 kpc的细丝结构。该结构内磁场的平均值为$\sim8\times10^9$年的$\sim 0.88$ $μ$ G。最后,初始气泡动量和旋转对气泡的长期演化影响有限。

英文摘要:

We have performed nonlinear ideal magnetohydrodynamic simulations of the long term evolution of a magnetized low-density "bubble" plasma formed by a radio galaxy in a stratified cluster medium. It is found that about 3.5% of the initial magnetic energy remains in the bubble after $\sim 8 \times 10^{9}$ years, and the initial magnetic bubble expansion is adiabatic. The bubble can survive for at least $8 \times 10^9$ years due to the stabilizing effect of the bubble magnetic field on Rayleigh-Taylor and Kelvin-Holmholtz instabilities, possibly accounting for "ghost cavities" as observed in Perseus-A\@. A filament structure spanning about 500 kpc is formed along the path of bubble motion. The mean value of the magnetic field inside this structure is $\sim 0.88$ $μ$G at $\sim8\times10^9$ years. Finally, the initial bubble momentum and rotation have limited influence on the long term evolution of the bubble.

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