We have carried out numerical hydrodynamic simulations of radio jets from active galactic nuclei using the PLUTO simulation code, with the aim of investigating the effect of different environments and intermittency of energy injection on the resulting dynamics and observable properties of the jet-inflated lobes. Initially conical jets are simulated in poor group and cluster environments. We show that the environment into which a radio jet is propagating plays a large role in the resulting morphology, dynamics and observable properties of the radio source. The same jet collimates much later in a poor group compared to a cluster, which leads to pronounced differences in radio morphology. The intermittency of the jet also affects the observable properties of the radio source, and multiple hotspots are present for multiple outburst jets in the cluster environment. We quantify the detectability of active and quiescent phases, and find this to be strongly environment-dependent. We conclude that the dynamics and observational properties of jets depend strongly on the details of energy injection and environment.
Long-term Radio Observations of the Intermittent Pulsar B1931+24
我们提出了一个约13年的间歇脉冲星B1931 + 24的观测分析,以进一步阐明其行为。我们发现,虽然源表现出广泛的零化(~4 - 39天)和无线电发射(~1 - 19天)的时间尺度,它在其不同的发射阶段之间的平均时间尺度约为38天,这是非常稳定的多年之间的周期。平均来说,中子星被发现有26 +-6%的时间是无线电发射的。没有证据表明,脉冲星经历任何系统的,内在的变化脉冲强度在无线电发射阶段。此外,我们没有发现任何证据的连续发射阶段的长度之间的相关性。对该源旋转行为的分析表明,在整个观测跨度内,它始终假设相同的自旋下降速率,即发射时的努多=-16 +-1 x 10 ^-15 s ^-2,不发射时的努多=-10.8 +-0.4 x 10 ^-15 s ^-2。再加上稳定的开关时标,这意味着脉冲星保持了高度的磁层记忆和稳定性,尽管相对较快(~ms)的动态等离子体时标。虽然这提供了进一步的证据表明,中子星的行为是由磁层状态切换,潜在的触发机制仍然是虚幻的。这应该通过未来使用LOFAR,MeerKAT和SKA等下一代望远镜的调查来阐明,这些望远镜应该检测到类似的来源,并提供更多关于如何调节其无线电发射的线索。
Jet reorientation revealed by intermittent jet activity in radio galaxy 0954+556
Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences(中国科学院上海天文台);ShanghaiTech University(上海科技大学);University of Chinese Academy of Sciences(中国科学院大学);Chalmers University of Technology(查尔姆斯理工大学);Yunnan University(云南大学);National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences(中国科学院国家天文台);Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences(中国科学院新疆天文台);Chinese Academy of Sciences South America Center for Astronomy(中国科学院南美天文中心);Universidad Diego Portales(迭戈·波特莱斯大学)
Revealing the Unseen: The Discovery of Long-Awaited Radiation from the Intermittent Pulsar PSR B1931+24
Kashi University(喀什大学);Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences(中国科学院新疆天文台);Central China Normal University(华中师范大学);University of Manchester(曼彻斯特大学);Max-Planck Institut für Radioastronomie(马克斯·普朗克射电天文研究所)
VLBI Detections of Compact Nuclei in Spiral-hosted Double-lobed Radio-loud Active Galactic Nuclei (DRAGNs): Evidence for Weak Parsec-Scale Jet Activity
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)(蔚山科学技术院)
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。
Unexpected Gamma-ray Outburst from the CSS Radio Galaxy 3C 216
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, INFN, Roma Tor Vergata(意大利国家核物理研究所,罗马托尔维加塔分部);Space Science Data Center, SSDC, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, ASI(意大利航天局空间科学数据中心);Department of Fundamental Physics, University of Salamanca(萨拉曼卡大学基础物理系)
Deep VLBI constraints on compact radio cores in four ultraluminous X-ray sources
Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences(中国科学院高能物理研究所);Spallation Neutron Source Science Center(散裂中子源科学中心);University of Science and Technology of China(中国科学技术大学);Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences(中国科学院上海天文台);Tsinghua University(清华大学);Chalmers University of Technology(查尔姆斯理工大学);INAF—Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino(意大利国家天体物理研究所都灵天文台);The University of Sydney(悉尼大学);INAF, Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica(意大利国家天体物理研究所空间与宇宙物理研究所)