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arXiv 2009.02750astro-ph.GA
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致密陡谱和峰谱射电源

Compact steep-spectrum and peaked-spectrum radio sources

Christopher P. O'Dea, D. J. Saikia

摘要:

紧凑陡谱(CSS)和峰谱(PS)射电源是紧凑、强大的射电源。多频观测特性和当前的理论进行了审查,重点发展以来的早期审查的O 'Dea(1998年)。关于PS和CSS源的性质有三个主要假设。(1)PS源可能是非常年轻的射电星系,它们将在成为大型射电星系的过程中演变成CSS源。(2)PS和CSS源可能是紧凑的,因为它们通过与其环境中的稠密气体相互作用而受到限制(并增强了无线电功率)。(3)或者,PS源可以是瞬态或间歇源。这些假设中的每一个都可以应用于单个对象。每个星系群中的相对数量将对射电星系范式产生重大影响。长时间基线的自行研究有助于确定三十多个来源的热点速度,并确定这些是年轻的物体。多频偏振观测表明,许多CSS/PS源嵌入在致密的星际介质中,并与之发生强烈的相互作用。对与射电源对齐的发射线气体以及蓝移的HI吸收和[OIII]发射线的探测表明,活动星系核反馈存在于这些天体中--可能是由射电源驱动的。讨论了在大范围时间尺度上具有幕式活动星系核证据的CSS/PS源。审查结束时讨论了未决问题和未来前景。

英文摘要:

Compact steep-spectrum (CSS) and peaked spectrum (PS) radio sources are compact, powerful radio sources. The multi-frequency observational properties and current theories are reviewed with emphasis on developments since the earlier review of O'Dea (1998). There are three main hypotheses for the nature of PS and CSS sources. (1) The PS sources might be very young radio galaxies which will evolve into CSS sources on their way to becoming large radio galaxies. (2) The PS and CSS sources might be compact because they are confined (and enhanced in radio power) by interaction with dense gas in their environments. (3) Alternately, the PS sources might be transient or intermittent sources. Each of these hypotheses may apply to individual objects. The relative number in each population will have significant implications for the radio galaxy paradigm. Proper motion studies over long time baselines have helped determine hotspot speeds for over three dozen sources and establish that these are young objects. Multifrequency polarization observations have demonstrated that many CSS/PS sources are embedded in a dense interstellar medium and vigorously interacting with it. The detection of emission line gas aligned with the radio source, and blue-shifted HI absorption and [OIII] emission lines indicates that AGN feedback is present in these objects -- possibly driven by the radio source. CSS/PS sources with evidence of episodic AGN over a large range of time-scales have been discussed. The review closes with a discussion of open questions and prospects for the future.

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