The Evolution of Radio Lobes in Galaxy Groups and Clusters

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Dec 2009

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THE MONSTER'S FIERY BREATH: FEEDBACK IN GALAXIES, GROUPS, AND CLUSTERS. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 1201, pp. 218-224 (2

Physics

Radio Galaxies, X-Rays, Clusters Of Galaxies, Stellar Magnetism, Intergalactic Matter, Radio Galaxies, X-Ray, Galaxy Clusters, Electric And Magnetic Fields, Intergalactic Matter, Quasar Absorption And Emission-Line Systems, Lyman Forest

Scientific paper

The synchrotron-radiating particles and magnetic fields in low-power radio galaxies (including the cluster-center sources thought to regulate cooling flows), if at equipartition, can provide only a small fraction of the total internal energy of the radio lobes, which is now well-constrained via X-ray observations of the surrounding gas. I investigate the constraints on models for the dominant energy contribution in low-power radio lobes via a detailed comparison of how the internal equipartition pressure and external pressure measured from X-ray observations evolve with distance along the jet for two radio galaxies, 3C 31 and Hydra A. I conclude that models in which magnetic field or relativistic protons carried up the jet dominate lobe energetics are unlikely, and rule out electron dominance via inverse-Compton constraints. Finally, I argue that entrainment of material from the jet surroundings can provide the necessary pressure, and show that a simple, physically motived model of the evolution of entrainment rate is consistent with the requirements for pressure balance along the 100-kpc scale plumes of 3C 31.

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