Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2003-11-12
Astron.Astrophys. 417 (2004) 1-11
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
12 pages, 11 figures, accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20031750
It has recently been proposed a theoretical model which accounts for the origin of radio mini-halos observed in some cooling flow clusters as related to electron re-acceleration by MHD turbulence (Gitti, Brunetti & Setti 2002). The MHD turbulence is assumed to be frozen into the flow of the thermal ICM and thus amplified in the cooling flow region. Here we present the application of this model to a new mini-halo candidate, the cluster A2626, and compare the results with those obtained for the mini-halo in the Perseus cluster. We present VLA data at 330 MHz and 1.5 GHz of the diffuse radio emission observed in A2626, and we show that its main properties can be explained by the model. We find that the power necessary for the re-acceleration of the relic electron population is only a factor ~ 0.7% of the maximum power that can be extracted by the cooling flow (as estimated on the basis of the standard model). We also discuss the observational properties of known mini-halos in connection with those of host clusters, showing that the radio power of mini--halos increases with the maximum power of cooling flows. This trend is expected in the framework of the model. Possible effects of new Chandra and XMM-Newton estimates of $\dot{M}$ on this trend are considered: we conclude that even if earlier derived cooling rates were overestimated, cooling flow powers are still well above the radio powers emitted by mini-halos.
Brunetti Gianfranco
Feretti Luigina
Gitti Myriam
Setti Giancarlo
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