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.
Unveiling the weak radio quasar population at z $\geq$ 4
我们对以$z\geq4$光学识别的高红移类星体为中心的20厘米射电天空空场微弱图像(FIRST)巡天图进行了图像叠加,以揭示这些活动星系核(AGN)中隐藏的$μ$ Jy射电辐射。$2229$光学鉴定活动星系核全样本的中值叠加程序揭示了一个积分通量密度为52 $~μ$ Jy的未分辨点源,信噪比为$\sim10$。我们共同添加的个人图像中心像素,以估计在$1.4~$ GHz的特征单色无线电功率考虑各种值的无线电频谱指数,揭示了无线电人口与$P_\mathrm{1.4GHz}\sim10^{24}~$ W Hz $^{-1}$。假设所有的射电辐射都来自于宿主星系核区的恒星形成(SF)活动,我们得到了特征恒星形成速率的上限,即$\sim4200~$ M $_\odot~$ yr $^{-1}$。FIRST图像的角分辨率不足以区分SF和AGN在这些红移处的射电辐射起源。然而,从文献中的个别来源的属性的比较表明,一个混合的性质是可能的。未来的甚长基线射电干涉测量观测和超深平方公里阵列巡天可望具有足够的灵敏度来探测和分辨宿主星系的中心$1-10~$ kpc区域,从而区分SF和AGN相关的辐射。
Unveiling recurrent jets of the ULX Holmberg II X-1: evidence for a massive stellar-mass black hole?
我们报告发现一个明显的三重射电结构隐藏在超亮X射线源Holmberg II X-1的射电泡内。的形态是一致的准直射流结构,观察到发射光学薄的同步辐射。中心部分有一个陡峭的无线电频谱,并且比外部部分更亮,表明重新开始的无线电活动。我们估计最小时间平均喷流功率为2 x 10^{39} erg/s,与时间平均各向同性X射线光度至少为4 x 10^{39} erg/s相关。我们的研究结果表明,Holmberg II X-1是由一个M_BH \geq 25 M_sun的黑洞提供动力的,推测该黑洞以高爱丁顿速率吸积,并伴有间歇性的射电活动。
Unveiling the distribution and redshift dependence of host galaxy dispersion measures using localized fast radio bursts
Center for Gravitation and Cosmology, College of Physical Science and Technology, Yangzhou University(扬州大学物理科学与技术学院引力与宇宙学中心);Department of Physics, Chongqing University(重庆大学物理学院)
International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research -- Curtin University(国际射电天文研究中心 -- 科廷大学);University of Oxford(牛津大学);University of Cape Town(开普敦大学);McGill University(麦吉尔大学);University of Amsterdam(阿姆斯特丹大学);ASTRON, Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy(荷兰射电天文研究所 ASTRON);Trottier Space Institute, McGill University(特罗蒂尔太空研究所,麦吉尔大学)
Supermassive Black Hole Winds in X-rays: SUBWAYS IV. Tracing Radio Emission and Unveiling the Role of Winds
Università di Bologna(博洛尼亚大学);INAF - Istituto di Radioastronomia(意大利国家天体物理研究所射电天文台);INAF – Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali(意大利国家天体物理研究所天体物理学和行星科学研究所);INAF - Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio di Bologna(意大利国家天体物理研究所博洛尼亚天体物理学与空间科学观测站);ASTRON, the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy(荷兰射电天文研究所);Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen(格罗宁根大学卡普坦天文研究所);Technion(以色列理工学院);Tor Vergata Universi(托尔维尔加塔大学)
Unveiling the Local Environment of FRB 20220912A: Sub-arcsecond $4-26$ GHz Radio Continuum Mapping
National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research(塔塔基础研究所射电天体物理国家中心);Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur(坎普尔印度理工学院);McGill University(麦吉尔大学);Northwestern University(西北大学);University of Amsterdam(阿姆斯特丹大学)
Unveiling the super-orbital modulation of LSI +61 303 in X-rays
我们从RXTE最长的监测日期中发现了LS I +61 303 X射线发射的超轨道调制的证据。轨道光变曲线中的调制分数的时间演化可以很好地拟合具有1667天的超轨道周期的正弦函数。然而,我们发现在射频和我们的X射线数据中发现的超轨道变化之间有281.8+/-44.6天的偏移。我们还发现了超轨道调制的最大计数率的轨道光变曲线,与以前的结果,包括移动兼容。
Unveiling the spectral morphological division of fast radio bursts with CHIME/FRB Catalog 2
College of Sciences, Northeastern University(东北大学理学院);National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences(中国科学院国家天文台);School of Astronomy and Space Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences(中国科学院大学天文与空间科学学院);College of Physics and Electronic Information Engineering, Guilin University of Technology(桂林理工大学物理与电子工程学院);College of Mathematics and Statistics, Liaoning University(辽宁大学数学与统计学院)
Unveiling the population of orphan Gamma Ray Bursts
如果伽马射线暴的喷流朝向观测者,那么它在伽玛射线波段是可以探测到的。然而,对于每个具有典型θ喷流的伽玛暴来说,应该有约2/θ喷流^[2]的爆发,其发射锥指向空间的其他地方。当这些离轴爆发的相对论性喷流减速时,光束角变得与视角相当时,它们最终可以被探测到。孤儿余辉(OA)的数量应该超过目前在伽马射线波段检测到的爆发数量,即使它们到目前为止还没有在任何频率上被最终观察到。我们通过伽玛暴粒子数合成程序和标准余辉发射模型计算了毫米波、光学和X射线波段的孤儿余辉粒子数的预期通量。我们通过正在进行和即将进行的调查估计OA的检出率。OA的平均持续时间为瞬态以上的一个给定的限制通量推导和描述的解析表达式:在一般OA应出现在光学调查和每月/每年的瞬变毫米/无线电波段的每日瞬变。我们发现,盖亚探测器已经可以探测到约2 OA yr^-1,而ZTF探测器可以观测到高达20 OA yr^-1。在光学波段,LSST应该能探测到更多的50 OA yr^-1。对于X射线波段,eROSITA可以探测到约26 OA yr^-1。对于大人口的OA检测LSST,X射线和光学跟进的光变曲线(最亮的情况下)和/或广泛的后续行动,他们的排放在毫米和无线电波段可能是关键解开其伽玛射线暴的性质从其他河外瞬变可比的通量密度。