arXivDaily arXiv每日学术速递 周一至周五更新
arXiv 1402.7174astro-ph.GAastro-ph.CO
收藏

Mrk 6的VLBA观测:探测喷流-波瓣连接

VLBA Observations of Mrk 6: Probing the Jet-Lobe Connection

P. Kharb, C. P. O'Dea, S. A. Baum, M. J. Hardcastle, D. Dicken, J. H. Croston, B. Mingo, J. Noel-Storr

摘要:

我们提出了高分辨率VLBI观测结果在1.6和4.9 GHz的射电响亮的塞弗特星系,Mrk 6。这些观测能够首次在该星系中探测到紧凑的无线电核心。核心有一个倒置的光谱指数($α^{1.6}_{4.9}$ =+1.0 $\pm$ 0.2)和一个亮度温度为$1\times10^8$ K。三个不同的无线电组件,类似于喷流元素和/或热点,也被检测到。这些拉长的喷流元素的位置角不仅指向Mrk 6中的弯曲喷流,而且指向活动星系核和该星系中kpc尺度的射电瓣/泡之间的连接。由新的赫歇尔观测(SFR $<0.8$ M $_\sun$ yr $^{-1}$)提供的恒星形成率的更严格的限制使得星暴风驱动的气泡情景不可信。根据钱德拉X射线观测获得的等离子体速度,以及ISM和射电气泡的冲压压力平衡参数,南北气泡预计需要$7.5\times10^6$年形成,东西气泡需要$1.4\times10^6$年。我们认为,在过去的$\approx10^7$年中,Mrk 6的喷流轴至少发生了一次变化。Mrk 6和一个小样本的塞弗特星系与一个子集的低光度FRI射电星系的核射电响度的比较揭示了一个连续的无线电特性。

英文摘要:

We present the results of high resolution VLBI observations at 1.6 and 4.9 GHz of the radio-loud Seyfert galaxy, Mrk 6. These observations are able to detect a compact radio core in this galaxy for the first time. The core has an inverted spectral index ($α^{1.6}_{4.9}$=+1.0$\pm$0.2) and a brightness temperature of $1\times10^8$ K. Three distinct radio components which resemble jet elements and/or hot spots, are also detected. The position angles of these elongated jet elements point, not only to a curved jet in Mrk 6, but also towards a connection between the AGN and the kpc-scale radio lobes/bubbles in this galaxy. Firmer constraints on the star formation rate provided by new Herschel observations (SFR $<0.8$ M$_\sun$ yr$^{-1}$) make the starburst-wind powered bubble scenario implausible. From plasma speeds obtained via prior Chandra X-ray observations, and ram pressure balance arguments for the ISM and radio bubbles, the north-south bubbles are expected to take $7.5\times10^6$ yr to form, and the east-west bubbles $1.4\times10^6$ yr. We suggest that the jet axis has changed at least once in Mrk 6 within the last $\approx10^7$ yr. A comparison of the nuclear radio-loudness of Mrk 6 and a small sample of Seyfert galaxies with a subset of low-luminosity FRI radio galaxies reveals a continuum in radio properties.

机构、总结、中文摘要均由AI分析而来,可能存在错误,请以论文正文为准。

↑