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撒丁岛射电望远镜对后发星系团的观测

Sardinia Radio Telescope observations of the Coma Cluster

M. Murgia, F. Govoni, V. Vacca, F. Loi, L. Feretti, G. Giovannini, A. Melis, R. Concu, E. Carretti, S. Poppi, G. Valente, A. Bonafede, G. Bernardi, W. Boschin, … 展开作者

M. Murgia, F. Govoni, V. Vacca, F. Loi, L. Feretti, G. Giovannini, A. Melis, R. Concu, E. Carretti, S. Poppi, G. Valente, A. Bonafede, G. Bernardi, W. Boschin, M. Brienza, T. E. Clarke, F. de Gasperin, T. A. Ensslin, C. Ferrari, F. Gastaldello, M. Girardi, L. Gregorini, M. Johnston-Hollitt, E. Orru', P. Parma, R. A. Perley, G. B Taylor, P. Marchegiani

AI总结:

本文利用撒丁岛射电望远镜在1.4和6.6 GHz对后发星系团进行深场观测,结合甚大阵列数据成像,发现晕和遗迹的偏振及频谱特性,并测得遗迹射电马赫数为2.9。

摘要:

我们展示了使用撒丁岛射电望远镜在1.4和6.6 GHz频率下对后发星系团进行的深场总强度和偏振观测。通过将单天线1.4 GHz数据与档案甚大阵列观测相结合,我们获得了中央射电晕和外围射电遗迹的新图像,并正确恢复了来自大尺度结构的亮度。在6.6 GHz频率下,我们在总强度和偏振中均探测到了遗迹和晕的中央部分。这些是迄今为止该星系团中这些射电源可用的最高频率图像。在晕中,我们发现了一个局部偏振信号点,其偏振分数约为45%。偏振发射可能沿弥漫发射的东北侧延伸。遗迹高度偏振,高达55%,这与通常在这些源中发现的情况一致。我们确认晕的频谱是弯曲的,这与之前的单天线结果一致。在参考频率1 GHz处,谱指数为alpha=1.48 ± 0.07,并且从0.1 GHz处的alpha约1.1变化到10 GHz处的alpha约1.8。我们将1.4 GHz下后发星系团射电晕的表面亮度轮廓(中心亮度和e-folding半径)与其他晕的相同属性进行比较,发现它具有迄今为止观测到的最低发射率之一。根据新数据重新分析遗迹的频谱,我们获得了改进的射电马赫数M=2.9 ± 0.1。

英文摘要:

We present deep total intensity and polarization observations of the Coma cluster at 1.4 and 6.6 GHz performed with the Sardinia Radio Telescope. By combining the single-dish 1.4 GHz data with archival Very Large Array observations we obtain new images of the central radio halo and of the peripheral radio relic where we properly recover the brightness from the large scale structures. At 6.6 GHz we detect both the relic and the central part of the halo in total intensity and polarization. These are the highest frequency images available to date for these radio sources in this galaxy cluster. In the halo, we find a localized spot of polarized signal, with fractional polarization of about 45%. The polarized emission possibly extends along the north-east side of the diffuse emission. The relic is highly polarized, up to 55%, as usually found for these sources. We confirm the halo spectrum is curved, in agreement with previous single-dish results. The spectral index is alpha=1.48 +/- 0.07 at a reference frequency of 1 GHz and varies from alpha ~1.1, at 0.1 GHz, up to alpha ~ 1.8, at 10 GHz. We compare the Coma radio halo surface brightness profile at 1.4 GHz (central brightness and e-folding radius) with the same properties of the other halos, and we find that it has one of the lowest emissivities observed so far. Reanalyzing the relic's spectrum in the light of the new data, we obtain a refined radio Mach number of M=2.9 +/- 0.1.

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