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同步加速器宇宙网的低频射电约束

Low Frequency Radio Constraints on the Synchrotron Cosmic Web

Tessa Vernstrom, Bryan M. Gaensler, Shea Brown, Emil Lenc, Ray P. Norris

摘要:

本文利用Murchison宽场阵180 MHz射电图像与大尺度结构示踪物进行互相关,从同步辐射宇宙网中寻找同步辐射。我们使用两个版本的无线电图像,覆盖$21.76\times 21.76$度,减去比0.05 Jy亮的点源,有和没有过滤银河系发射。作为LSS的示踪剂,我们使用两微米全天巡天(2 MASS)和宽视场红探测器(WISE)红移星表来绘制星系数密度图。交叉关联函数都在零度处示出峰值幅度,在一度的范围内随着朝向零关联的变化的斜率而减小。互相关信号包括来自点源、银河系和河外扩散辐射的分量。我们使用大小为1-4 Mpc的高斯平滑密度图的漫发射模型来寻找宇宙网分量的限制。从这些模型中,我们发现表面亮度99.7%的上限范围内的0.09-2.20毫焦光束$^{-1}$(平均光束大小为2.6弧分),对应于0.01-0.30毫焦弧分$^{-2}$。假设宇宙射线和磁场的能量密度均分,通量密度极限转化为0.03-1.98 $μ$ G的磁场强度极限,这在很大程度上取决于光谱指数。我们的结论是,对于通过互相关检测0.1 $μ$ G磁场强度的3 $σ$,亚mJy到亚$μ$ Jy的图像深度是必要的。我们包括对河外点源和银河系发射的处理和影响的讨论,以及在这项工作基础上的下一步工作。

英文摘要:

We present a search for the synchrotron emission from the synchrotron cosmic web by cross correlating 180MHz radio images from the Murchison Widefield Array with tracers of large scale structure (LSS). We use two versions of the radio image covering $21.76\times 21.76$ degrees with point sources brighter than 0.05 Jy subtracted, with and without filtering of Galactic emission. As tracers of the LSS we use the Two-Micron-All-Sky-Survey (2MASS) and the Widefield InfraRed Explorer (WISE) redshift catalogues to produce galaxy number density maps. The cross correlation functions all show peak amplitudes at zero degrees, decreasing with varying slopes towards zero correlation over a range of one degree. The cross correlation signals include components from point source, Galactic, and extragalactic diffuse emission. We use models of the diffuse emission from smoothing the density maps with Gaussians of sizes 1-4 Mpc to find limits on the cosmic web components. From these models we find surface brightness 99.7 per cent upper limits in the range of 0.09-2.20 mJy beam$^{-1}$ (average beam size of 2.6 arcmin), corresponding to 0.01-0.30 mJy arcmin$^{-2}$. Assuming equipartition between energy densities of cosmic rays and the magnetic field, the flux density limits translate to magnetic field strength limits of 0.03-1.98 $μ$G, depending heavily on the spectral index. We conclude that for a 3$σ$ detection of 0.1 $μ$G magnetic field strengths via cross correlations, image depths of sub-mJy to sub-$μ$Jy are necessary. We include discussion on the treatment and effect of extragalactic point sources and Galactic emission, and next steps for building on this work.

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