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用uGMRT研究Abell 4038射电遗迹的谱曲率

A study of spectral curvature in the radio relic in Abell 4038 using the uGMRT

Ruta Kale, Viral Parekh, K. S. Dwarakanath

摘要:

星系团中的剩余射电星系是团内介质中种子相对论电子布居的重要来源。它们的发生和光谱特性研究得很少。在这项工作中,我们提出了一个宽带研究的射电遗迹星系团阿贝尔4038使用升级的巨型米波射电望远镜(uGMRT)。我们分别呈现了具有rms噪声$70\,μ$ Jy波束$^{-1}$和$30\,μ$ Jy波束$^{-1}$的300 - 500 MHz和1050 - 1450 MHz频带中的uGMRT图像,这是迄今为止该领域最深的图像。在300 - 1450 MHz范围内,使用子带中的图像对遗物进行了光谱分析,这些图像被缩放为具有恒定的分数带宽,以实现紧密匹配的紫外覆盖。遗迹的100 kpc范围分为环路,弧,桥和北端。环具有陡峭的$α=2.3\pm0.2$光谱指数($S_ν\proptoν^{-α}$)。北端在$2.4 - 3.7$范围内具有超陡光谱。在\emph{Chandra} X射线表面亮度图像中发现弧形边缘是一个弯曲的区域,其中最高的光谱曲率达到了$1.6\pm0.3$。我们解释的形态和光谱特性的遗迹的情况下,压缩茧从过去的活动的布里渊星系团星系在集群。本文讨论了A4038型文物与10件同类文物的性能比较。

英文摘要:

The remnant radio galaxies in galaxy clusters are important sources of seed relativistic electron population in the intra-cluster medium (ICM). Their occurrence and spectral properties are poorly studied. In this work we present a broadband study of the radio relic in the galaxy cluster Abell 4038 using the Upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (uGMRT). We present the uGMRT images in the bands 300 - 500 MHz and 1050 - 1450 MHz having rms noise $70\,μ$Jy beam$^{-1}$ and $30\,μ$Jy beam$^{-1}$, respectively, that are the deepest images of this field so far. A spectral analysis of the relic over 300 - 1450 MHz using images in sub-bands scaled to have constant fractional bandwidths to achieve a closely matched uv-coverage was carried out. The 100 kpc extent of the relic is divided into Loop, Arc, Bridge and North-end. The Loop has a steep spectral index of $α=2.3\pm0.2$ ($S_ν\proptoν^{-α}$). The North-end has ultra-steep spectra in the range $2.4 - 3.7$. The Arc is found to skirt a curved region seen in the \emph{Chandra} X-ray surface brightness image and the highest spectral curvature in it reaches $1.6\pm0.3$. We interpret the morphology and spectral properties of the relic in the scenario of an adiabatically compressed cocoon from the past activity of the Brightest Cluster Galaxy in the cluster. A comparison of the properties of the A4038 relic with a sample of 10 such relics is discussed.

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