The radio continuum spectrum of Centaurus A's large-scale components

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Mar 2000

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Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.355, p.863-872 (2000)

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Galaxies: Individual: Ngc 5128 = Cen A, Galaxies: Active, Radio Continuum: Galaxies

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Using our own observations at 45 MHz and data found in the literature after an exhaustive search, we have attempted a comprehensive study of the integrated flux density spectrum of the Centaurus A radio galaxy and of its large scale components. The spectrum for the whole object, between 10 and 4750 MHz, can be well represented by a power law with a spectral index of -0.70+/- 0.01, disproving the existence of a spectral break reported by other authors in the past. Between 406 and 4750 MHz we present, for the first time, the spectra of the individual Giant Outer Lobes and find that, within the errors of measurement, their spectral indices are practically equal. We show that the Giant Outer Lobes contribute with 73% of the total luminosity of the object. That the indices of the different large scale components are close or equal supports the double injection hypothesis for their origin. We discuss the spectral indices and luminosities, and we determine upper bounds for the ages of the radiating electrons. We show that Centaurus A supports the P-alpha rather than the z-alpha correlation.

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