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作为星系际气体探测器的弯-双射电源

Bent-Double Radio Sources as Probes of Intergalactic Gas

E. Freeland, R. F. Cardoso, E. Wilcots

摘要:

作为宇宙中最常见的环境,星系群很可能以星系际气体的形式包含了很大一部分缺失的重子。这种气体的密度是一个重要的因素,是否冲压压力剥离和扼杀影响星系在这些系统中的演化。我们提出了一种测量星系际气体密度的方法,使用双射电源,是独立的温度,使其补充目前的吸收线测量。我们用这种方法探测星系际气体在两个不同的环境:一个小的星系群内,以及一个较大的集团外,在2 Mpc半径和测量总气体密度$4 \pm 1_{-2}^{+6} \times 10^{-3}$和$9 \pm 3_{-5}^{+10} \times 10^{-4}$每立方厘米(随机和系统误差)分别。我们使用X射线数据放置一个上限的$2 \times 10^6$ K的温度的组内气体在小组。

英文摘要:

As the most common environment in the universe, groups of galaxies are likely to contain a significant fraction of the missing baryons in the form of intergalactic gas. The density of this gas is an important factor in whether ram pressure stripping and strangulation affect the evolution of galaxies in these systems. We present a method for measuring the density of intergalactic gas using bent-double radio sources that is independent of temperature, making it complementary to current absorption line measurements. We use this method to probe intergalactic gas in two different environments: inside a small group of galaxies as well as outside of a larger group at a 2 Mpc radius and measure total gas densities of $4 \pm 1_{-2}^{+6} \times 10^{-3}$ and $9 \pm 3_{-5}^{+10} \times 10^{-4}$ per cubic centimeter (random and systematic errors) respectively. We use X-ray data to place an upper limit of $2 \times 10^6$ K on the temperature of the intragroup gas in the small group.

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