Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2006-10-11
Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.374:787-792,2007
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
7 pages, 5 figures, accepted by MNRAS. The definitive version (http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2966.20
Scientific paper
10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.11191.x
We present 2D axisymmetric hydrodynamic simulations investigating the long term effect of FR II radio galaxies on the metal distribution of the surrounding intra-cluster medium (ICM). A light jet is injected into a cooling flow atmosphere for 10-30 Myr. We then follow the subsequent evolution for 3 Gyr on a spherical grid spanning 3 Mpc in radius. A series of passive tracer particles were placed in an annulus about the cluster core to simulate metal carrying clouds in order to calculate the metallicity (Z) as a function of time and radial distance from the cluster centre. The jet has a significant effect on the ICM over the entire 3 Gyr period. By the end of the simulations, the jets produced metallicities of ~10% of the initial metallicity of the cluster core throughout much of the cluster. The jets transport the metals not only in mixing regions, but also through upwelling ICM behind the jet, enriching the cluster over both long and short distances.
Alexander Paul
Heath David
Krause Martin
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