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用团簇中的三维MHD喷流检验观测技术

Testing Observational Techniques with 3D MHD Jets in Clusters

Peter J. Mendygral, Sean M. O'Neill, Tom W. Jones

摘要:

在星系团核心中,对活动星系核强喷流形成的X射线空洞的观测通常被用来估算这些源的机械光度。我们测试的可靠性,观测测量这种功率与合成X射线观测的3-D MHD模拟射流在星系团的环境。我们解决的作用,如喷流的不稳定性和方向的喷流在天空中的空腔焓和年龄的观测测量的可靠性的因素。这些量的误差估计可以通过直接比较“观测”得出的值与模拟得出的值来进行。在我们的测试中,腔焓,年龄和机械光度来自观测的模拟值的两个因素之内。

英文摘要:

Observations of X-ray cavities formed by powerful jets from AGN in galaxy cluster cores are commonly used to estimate the mechanical luminosity of these sources. We test the reliability of observationally measuring this power with synthetic X-ray observations of 3-D MHD simulations of jets in a galaxy cluster environment. We address the role that factors such as jet intermittency and orientation of the jets on the sky have on the reliability of observational measurements of cavity enthalpy and age. An estimate of the errors in these quantities can be made by directly comparing ``observationally'' derived values with values from the simulations. In our tests, cavity enthalpy, age and mechanical luminosity derived from observations are within a factor of two of the simulation values.

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