X-ray Point Sources and Radio Galaxies in Clusters of Galaxies

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2009-08-21

arxiv.org/abs/0908.3158v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics

20 pages, 5 figures, 5 tables; submitted to ApJ; Abstract is abridged

Scientific paper

10.1088/0004-637X/705/1/854

Using Chandra imaging spectroscopy and VLA L-band maps, we have identified radio galaxies at P(1.4 GHz) >= 3x10^{23} W Hz^{-1} and X-ray point sources (XPSs) at L(0.3-8 keV) >= 10^{42} ergs s^{-1} in 11 moderate redshift (0.2 99.999% level. All but one of the XPSs are hosted by luminous ellipticals which otherwise show no other evidence for AGN activity. These objects are unlikely to be highly obscured AGN since there is no evidence for large amounts of X-ray or optical absorption. The most viable model for these sources are low luminosity BL Lac Objects. The expected numbers of lower luminosity FR 1 radio galaxies and BL Lacs in our sample converge to suggest that very deep radio and X-ray images of rich clusters will detect AGN in a large fraction of bright elliptical galaxies in the inner 500 kpc. Because both the radio galaxies and the XPSs possess relativistic jets, they can inject heat into the ICM. Using the most recent scalings of P_jet ~ L_radio^{0.5} from Birzan et al. (2008), radio sources weaker than our luminosity limit probably contribute the majority of the heat to the ICM. If a majority of ICM heating is due to large numbers of low power radio sources, triggered into activity by the increasing ICM density as they move inward, this may be the feedback mechanism necessary to stabilize cooling in cluster cores.

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