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巨射电星系NGC 6251的低频观测

Low-frequency observations of the Giant Radio Galaxy NGC 6251

T. M. Cantwell, J. D. Bray, J. H. Croston, A. M. M. Scaife, D. D. Mulcahy, P. N. Best, M. Bruggen, G. Brunetti, J. R. Callingham, A. O. Clarke, M. J. Hardcastle… 展开作者

T. M. Cantwell, J. D. Bray, J. H. Croston, A. M. M. Scaife, D. D. Mulcahy, P. N. Best, M. Bruggen, G. Brunetti, J. R. Callingham, A. O. Clarke, M. J. Hardcastle, J. J. Harwood, G. Heald, V. Heesen, M. Iacobelli, M. Jamrozy, R. Morganti, E. Orru, S. P. O'Sullivan, C. J. Riseley, H. J. A. Rottgering, A. Shulevski, S. S. Sridhar, C. Tasse, C. L. Van Eck

摘要:

我们目前在150兆赫的边界FRI/FRII巨型射电星系NGC 6251的LOFAR观测。本文介绍了迄今为止NGC 6251在这些频率下最敏感和最高分辨率的图像,首次揭示了北叶的低表面亮度延伸,以及与南叶相关的可能回流。NGC 6251的成分的综合光谱与以前在更高频率下的测量结果一致,类似于附近射电星系的其他LOFAR研究结果。我们发现NGC 6251的外部结构要么是均分的,要么是轻微的电子占主导地位,类似于FRII源,而不是FRI;但这一结论仍然是暂时的,因为与几何形状和外推的X射线测量,以确定外部压力分布的尺度上的外叶的不确定性。我们分别对$t \gtrsim 250$百万年和$t \gtrsim 210$百万年的北叶伸展和南叶回流的年龄提出了下限。我们提出了在NGC 6251在150 MHz的极化的第一个检测。利用LOFAR的高法拉第分辨率,我们在$B < 0.2 (Λ_B / 10 {\rm kpc})^{-0.5} μ$ G组中放置磁场的上限,对于$Λ_B < 60 {\rm kpc}$和$B < 13 μ$ G的相干尺度为$Λ_B = 240$ kpc。

英文摘要:

We present LOFAR observations at 150 MHz of the borderline FRI/FRII giant radio galaxy NGC 6251. This paper presents the most sensitive and highest-resolution images of NGC 6251 at these frequencies to date, revealing for the first time a low-surface-brightness extension to the northern lobe, and a possible backflow associated with the southern lobe. The integrated spectra of components of NGC 6251 are consistent with previous measurements at higher frequencies, similar to results from other LOFAR studies of nearby radio galaxies. We find the outer structures of NGC 6251 to be either at equipartition or slightly electron dominated, similar to those of FRII sources rather than FRIs; but this conclusion remains tentative because of uncertainties associated with the geometry and the extrapolation of X-ray measurements to determine the external pressure distribution on the scale of the outer lobes. We place lower limits on the ages of the extension of the northern lobe and the backflow of the southern lobe of $t \gtrsim 250$ Myr and $t \gtrsim 210$ Myr respectively. We present the first detection of polarisation at 150 MHz in NGC 6251. Taking advantage of the high Faraday resolution of LOFAR, we place an upper limit on the magnetic field in the group of $B < 0.2 (Λ_B / 10 {\rm kpc})^{-0.5} μ$G for a coherence scale of $Λ_B < 60 {\rm kpc}$ and $B < 13 μ$G for $Λ_B = 240$ kpc.

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