On Dynamical Models for Radio Galaxies

Details On Dynamical Models for Radio Galaxies On Dynamical Models for Radio Galaxies

2000-11-29

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0011549v1

New Astron.Rev. 46 (2002) 327-334

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

10 pages, 4 figures, to appear in 'Life Cycles of Radio Galaxies', ed. J. Biretta etal, New Astronomy Reviews

Scientific paper

10.1016/S1387-6473(01)00202-0

The tailed radio galaxies that have been called ``Type I'' are not a uniform set. To study their dynamics, we have used the Ledlow-Owen data set, which provides a new sample of 250 radio galaxies in nearby Abell clusters. These sources divide into two clear categories based on their radio morphology. Type A sources (``straight'') contain nearly straight jets which are embedded in outer radio lobe. Type B sources (``tailed'') have a well-collimated jet flow which undergoes a sudden transition, at an inner hot spot, to a less collimated flow which continues on and forms a radio tail. We have not found any separation of these classes in terms of radio power, radio flux size, galaxy power or external gas density. We propose the difference is due to the development, or not, of a disruptive flow instability, such as Kelvin-Helmholtz, and the saturation of the instability when it develops.

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