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FR0射电星系样品的X射线研究:揭示中心引擎的性质

X-ray study of a sample of FR0 radio galaxies: unveiling the nature of the central engine

Eleonora Torresi, Paola Grandi, Alessandro Capetti, Ranieri D. Baldi, Gabriele Giovannini

摘要:

FR 0是致密的射电源,代表了射电强(RL)AGN的大部分,但对它们的了解仍然很少。在射电和光波长上已经对这些源进行了初步研究:在这里,我们提出了对19个FR 0射电星系样本的首次X射线研究,这些星系选自Best & Heckman(2012)的SDSS/NVSS/FIRST样本,红移$\leq$ 0.15,射电大小$\leq$ 10 kpc,光学分类为低激发星系(LEG)。的X射线光谱建模与银河系柱密度吸收的幂律分量,在某些情况下,热扩展气体的贡献。观测到的X射线(2-10 keV)和射电(5 GHz)光度之间的相关性证明,X射线光子可能是由喷流产生的,类似于FRI。总的来说,我们发现FR 0的X射线性质与FRI的性质是不可区分的,从而增加了与致密和扩展射电源相关的活动星系核之间的另一个相似之处。FR 0和低光度BL Lac之间的比较,排除了重要的聚束效应的X射线发射的紧凑的射电星系。FR 0相对于年轻射电源(例如GPS/CSS源)具有不同的X射线特性,通常以更高的X射线光度和更复杂的光谱为特征。总之,FR 0中扩展无线电发射的缺乏可能与其喷气机的固有特性有关,这些特性阻止了扩展结构的形成,和/或与其发动机的间歇性活动有关。

英文摘要:

FR0s are compact radio sources that represent the bulk of the Radio-Loud (RL) AGN population, but they are still poorly understood. Pilot studies on these sources have been already performed at radio and optical wavelengths: here we present the first X-ray study of a sample of 19 FR0 radio galaxies selected from the SDSS/NVSS/FIRST sample of Best & Heckman (2012), with redshift $\leq$ 0.15, radio size $\leq$ 10 kpc and optically classified as low-excitation galaxies (LEG). The X-ray spectra are modeled with a power-law component absorbed by Galactic column density with, in some cases, a contribution from thermal extended gas. The X-ray photons are likely produced by the jet as attested by the observed correlation between X-ray (2-10 keV) and radio (5 GHz) luminosities, similar to FRIs. The estimated Eddington-scaled luminosities indicate a low accretion rate. Overall, we find that the X-ray properties of FR0s are indistinguishable from those of FRIs, thus adding another similarity between AGN associated with compact and extended radio sources. A comparison between FR0s and low luminosity BL Lacs, rules out important beaming effects in the X-ray emission of the compact radio galaxies. FR0s have different X-ray properties with respect to young radio sources (e.g. GPS/CSS sources), generally characterized by higher X-ray luminosities and more complex spectra. In conclusion, the paucity of extended radio emission in FR0s is probably related to the intrinsic properties of their jets that prevent the formation of extended structures, and/or to intermittent activity of their engines.

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