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用SKA和LOFAR进行无线电连续谱测量:无线电小晕前景的初步观察

Radio-continuum surveys with SKA and LOFAR: a first look at the perspectives for radio mini-halos

Myriam Gitti, Gianfranco Brunetti, Rossella Cassano, Stefano Ettori

摘要:

在与冷却区相当的尺度上,在一些冷核星系团中观测到了弥散同步辐射。这些射电源被称为“迷你晕”。为了了解它们的起源,这仍然是不清楚的,联合无线电和X射线统计研究的大集群样本是必要的,以调查无线电小晕的属性和它们与集群热力学的连接。在这里,我们扩展我们以前的探索性研究和调查提供的观点,在无线电连续与LOFAR和SKA的调查,特别是研究内集群磁场的影响,在小晕区域的第一次。通过考虑无线电调查中可检测的最小通量,并利用已知的小晕观察到的$P_{radio}-L_X$相关性,我们估计可实现的检测极限,未来的无线电观测后续的X射线集群样本,如HIFLUGCS和eROSITA。这使我们能够估计在未来的调查中可能发现的最大数量的无线电迷你晕作为红移和磁场强度的函数。我们表明,未来的无线电调查与LOFAR和SKA 1(在140 MHz和1.4 GHz)有可能发现~ 1000 - 10000无线电小晕候选人红移z=1。我们进一步注意到,未来在红移z>0.6的SKA 1射电巡天将使我们能够区分不同的磁场在迷你晕区域,因为更高的磁场预计将产生更强大的迷你晕,从而意味着更多的迷你晕检测到高红移。例如,在z>0.6时,SKA 1未检测到微小晕将表明磁场较低(B <少量$μ$ G)。这些无线电测量与未来的X射线观测和理论研究的协同作用对于确定无线电微晕的物理性质至关重要。[删节]

英文摘要:

Diffuse synchrotron radio emission has been observed in a number of cool-core clusters on scales comparable to that of the cooling region. These radio sources are called `mini-halos'. In order to understand their origin, which is still unclear, joint radio and X-ray statistical studies of large cluster samples are necessary to investigate the radio mini-halo properties and their connection with the cluster thermodynamics. We here extend our previous explorative study and investigate the perspectives offered by surveys in the radio continuum with LOFAR and SKA, in particular examining the effect of the intra-cluster magnetic field in the mini-halo region for the first time. By considering the minimum flux detectable in radio surveys and exploiting the $P_{radio}-L_X$ correlation observed for known mini-halos, we estimate the detection limits achievable by future radio observational follow-up of X-ray cluster samples, such as HIFLUGCS and eROSITA. This allows us to estimate the maximum number of radio mini-halos that can potentially be discovered in future surveys as a function of redshift and magnetic field strength. We show that future radio surveys with LOFAR and SKA1 (at 140 MHz and 1.4 GHz) have the potential to discover ~1,000-10,000 radio mini-halo candidates up to redshift z=1. We further note that future SKA1 radio surveys at redshift z>0.6 will allow us to distinguish between different magnetic fields in the mini-halo region, because higher magnetic fields are expected to produce more powerful mini-halos, thus implying a larger number of mini-halo detected at high redshift. For example, the non-detection with SKA1 of mini-halos at z>0.6 will suggest a low magnetic field (B < few $μ$G). The synergy of these radio surveys with future X-ray observations and theoretical studies is essential in establishing the radio mini-halo physical nature. [abridged]

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