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arXiv 2012.00236astro-ph.HE
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Abell 2163的NuSTAR观测:对非热辐射的限制

NuSTAR Observations of Abell 2163: Constraints on Non-thermal Emission

Randall Rojas Bolivar, Daniel Wik, Simona Giacintucci, Fabio Gastaldello, Allan Hornstrup, Niels-Jorgen Westergaard, Grzegorz Madjeski

摘要:

自从第一次非热报告的逆康普顿(IC)发射从星系团的硬X射线能量的团内介质(ICM),我们还没有明确地确认IC发射的观测与新的设施。RXTE在已知最热的星团之一Abell 2163(A2163)中检测到IC发射,Abell 2163是一个具有巨大射电晕的大规模合并星团-推测的相对论电子IC散射CMB光子到X射线能量的来源。该星团的红移(z~0.2)使其热和非热射电辐射符合NuSTARS的视野,允许进行深入的观察,能够确认或排除RXTE报告。IC通量提供了对簇中的平均磁场强度的约束。为了确定A2163的全局扩散IC发射,我们用四种模型拟合其全局NuSTAR光谱:单温度(1 T)和双温度(2 T),1 T+幂律分量(T+IC)和多温度+幂律分量(9 T +IC)。每个代表不同的表征的热ICM发射,与幂律分量添加到代表IC发射。我们发现3-30 keV的光谱可以用纯粹的热发射来描述,全球平均温度kT =(11.8 $\pm$ 0.2)keV。IC通量被限制为使用1 T +IC模型的$<$ $4.0$ $\times$ $10^{-12}$ $erg$ $s^{-1}$ $cm^{-2}$和使用更物理的9 T +IC模型的$<$ $1.6$ $\times$ $10^{-12}$ $erg$ $s^{-1}$ $cm^{-2}$,均达到90%置信水平。结合这些限制与1.4 GHz的扩散无线电数据从VLA,我们发现平均磁场强度为$>$ $0.22$ $μ$ $G$和$>$ $0.35$ $μ$ $G$,分别提供了最强的约束这些值在A2163日期。

英文摘要:

Since the first non-thermal reports of inverse Compton (IC) emission from the intracluster medium (ICM) of galaxy clusters at hard X-ray energies, we have yet to unambiguously confirm IC emission in observations with newer facilities. RXTE detected IC emission in one of the hottest known clusters, Abell 2163 (A2163), a massive merging cluster with a giant radio halo--the presumed source of relativistic electrons IC scattering CMB photons to X-ray energies. The cluster's redshift (z~0.2) allows its thermal and non-thermal radio emission to fit NuSTARS's FOV, permitting a deep observation capable of confirming or ruling out the RXTE report. The IC flux provides constraints on the average magnetic field strength in a cluster. To determine the global diffuse IC emission in A2163, we fit its global NuSTAR spectrum with four models: single (1T) and two-temperature (2T), 1T+power law component (T+IC), and multi-temperature+power law (9T+IC). Each represent different characterizations of the thermal ICM emission, with power law components added to represent IC emission. We find the 3-30 keV spectrum can be described by purely thermal emission, with a global average temperature of kT = (11.8 $\pm$ 0.2) keV. The IC flux is constrained to $<$ $4.0$ $\times$ $10^{-12}$ $erg$ $s^{-1}$ $cm^{-2}$ using the 1T+IC model and $<$ $1.6$ $\times$ $10^{-12}$ $erg$ $s^{-1}$ $cm^{-2}$ with the more physical 9T+IC model, both to 90% confidence levels. Combining these limits with 1.4 GHz diffuse radio data from the VLA, we find the average magnetic field strength to be $>$ $0.22$$μ$$G$ and $>$ $0.35$$μ$$G$, respectively, providing the strongest constraints on these values in A2163 to date.

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