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Abell 2256 I的深低频射电观测:一个偶然的射电遗迹

Deep low-frequency radio observations of Abell 2256 I: The filamentary radio relic

K. Rajpurohit, R. J. van Weeren, M. Hoeft, F. Vazza, M. Brienza, W. Forman, D. Wittor, P. Domínguez-Fernández, S. Rajpurohit, C. J. Riseley, A. Botteon, E. Osin… 展开作者

K. Rajpurohit, R. J. van Weeren, M. Hoeft, F. Vazza, M. Brienza, W. Forman, D. Wittor, P. Domínguez-Fernández, S. Rajpurohit, C. J. Riseley, A. Botteon, E. Osinga, G. Brunetti, E. Bonnassieux, A. Bonafede, A. S. Rajpurohit, C. Stuardi, A. Drabent, M. Brüggen, D. Dallacasa, T. W. Shimwell, H. J. A. Röttgering, F. de Gasperin, G. K. Miley, M. Rossetti

摘要:

我们提出了深和高保真度的合并星系团阿贝尔2256在低频率的图像,使用升级的巨型米波射电望远镜(uGMRT)和低频阵列射线(LOFAR)。这个星团拥有已知最著名的遗迹之一,拥有一个非常壮观的地下结构网络。新的uGMRT(300-850 MHz)和LOFAR(120-169 MHz)观测,结合存档的Karl G. Jansky甚大阵列(VLA; 1-4 GHz)的数据,使我们能够进行第一次空间分辨光谱分析的特殊文物排放下降到6角秒分辨率在广泛的频率范围。我们新的灵敏的无线电图像证实了磁化相对论等离子体的复杂细丝的存在,也在低频。我们发现,综合频谱的遗物是符合一个单一的幂律,没有任何迹象的频谱陡峭,至少低于3 GHz。与以前的说法不同,遗物显示了144 MHz和3 GHz之间的$-1.07\pm0.02$的综合谱指数,这与(准)稳态激波近似一致。空间分辨光谱分析表明,遗迹表面很可能跟踪复杂的冲击波阵面,广泛分布的马赫数传播通过湍流和动态活跃的集群内介质。我们的研究结果表明,北部的遗迹被认为是边缘上和南部的部分接近faceon. We建议,复杂的灯丝的区域,较高的马赫数占主导地位的(再)加速的电子,负责观察到的无线电发射。

英文摘要:

We present deep and high fidelity images of the merging galaxy cluster Abell 2256 at low frequencies, using the upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (uGMRT) and LOw-Frequency ARray (LOFAR). This cluster hosts one of the most prominent known relics, with a remarkably spectacular network of filamentary substructures. The new uGMRT (300-850 MHz) and LOFAR (120-169 MHz) observations, combined with the archival Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA; 1-4 GHz) data, allowed us to carry out the first spatially resolved spectral analysis of the exceptional relic emission down to 6 arcsec resolution over a broad range of frequencies. Our new sensitive radio images confirm the presence of complex filaments of magnetized relativistic plasma also at low frequencies. We find that the integrated spectrum of the relic is consistent with a single power law, without any sign of spectral steepening, at least below 3 GHz. Unlike previous claims, the relic shows an integrated spectral index of $-1.07\pm0.02$ between 144 MHz and 3 GHz, which is consistent with the (quasi)stationary shock approximation. The spatially resolved spectral analysis suggests that the relic surface very likely traces the complex shock front, with a broad distribution of Mach numbers propagating through a turbulent and dynamically active intracluster medium. Our results show that the northern part of the relic is seen edge-on and the southern part close to face-on. We suggest that the complex filaments are regions where higher Mach numbers dominate the (re-)acceleration of electrons that are responsible for the observed radio emission.

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