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星系群NGC 5098中的气体晃动和气泡

Gas Sloshing and Bubbles in the Galaxy Group NGC 5098

S. W. Randall, C. Jones, M. Markevitch, E. L. Blanton, P. E. J. Nulsen, W. R. Forman

摘要:

我们目前的结果,从钱德拉观测的星系对和相关的星系群NGC5098,并找到气体晃动和AGN加热的证据。X射线亮度图像显示了以NGC 5098a为中心的螺旋结构的漫射发射,以及大约30 kpc的大部分星系周围的漫射发射的尖锐边缘。X射线表面亮度和温度图中的螺旋结构,冷气体峰值与活动星系核中心之间的偏移,以及冷锋边缘的结构都表明核心中有气体晃动。最有可能的扰动者是附近的星系NGC 5098b,它已经被剥夺了气态大气。核心的详细图像显示了几个X射线空洞,其中两个位于活动星系核中心的北部和东南部,与无线电发射相关,并有明亮的X射线边缘,类似于其他系统的ICM中看到的浮力气泡。我们估计的压力,在泡沫和轮辋,并表明他们是大致相等的,与这些年轻的功能一致,建议他们靠近中央活动星系核。我们假设核心中的其他X射线空洞与现有的射电观测结果没有相关性,是以前活动星系核爆发的鬼腔。对膨胀空腔所需的机械能的估计表明,它足以抵消1500万年的气体辐射冷却。因此,对于一个典型的10^7年的循环时间,活动星系核中心的能量输出足以在长时间尺度上平衡冷却。

英文摘要:

We present results from Chandra observations of the galaxy pair and associated galaxy group NGC 5098, and find evidence for both gas sloshing and AGN heating. The X-ray brightness images show diffuse emission with a spiral structure, centered on NGC 5098a, and a sharp edge in the diffuse emission surrounding much of the galaxy at about 30 kpc. The spiral structure in the X-ray surface brightness and temperature maps, the offset between the peak of the cool gas and the central AGN, and the structure of the cold front edges all suggest gas sloshing in the core. The most likely perturber is the nearby galaxy NGC 5098b, which has been stripped of its gaseous atmosphere. Detailed images of the core reveal several X-ray cavities, two of which, just north and southeast of the central AGN, correlate with radio emission and have bright X-ray rims, similar to buoyant bubbles seen in the ICM of other systems. We estimate the pressures in the bubbles and rims and show that they are roughly equal, consistent with these being young features, as suggested by their close proximity to the central AGN. We assume that the other X-ray cavities in the core, which show no correlation with existing radio observations, are ghost cavities from previous AGN outbursts. An estimate of the mechanical energy required to inflate the cavities indicates that it is sufficient to offset radiative cooling of the gas for 15 Myr. Therefore, for a typical cycle time of 10^7 yrs, the central AGN energy output is enough to balance cooling over long timescales.

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