Shock heating by FR I radio sources in galaxy clusters

Details Shock heating by FR I radio sources in galaxy clusters Shock heating by FR I radio sources in galaxy clusters

2007-06-13

arxiv.org/abs/0706.1869v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

accepted by MNRAS Letters

Scientific paper

10.1111/j.1745-3933.2007.00351.x

Feedback by active galactic nuclei (AGN) is frequently invoked to explain the cut-off of the galaxy luminosity function at the bright end and the absence of cooling flows in galaxy clusters. Meanwhile, there are recent observations of shock fronts around radio-loud AGN. Using realistic 3D simulations of jets in a galaxy cluster, we address the question what fraction of the energy of active galactic nuclei is dissipated in shocks. We find that weak shocks that encompass the AGN have Mach numbers of 1.1-1.2 and dissipate at least 2% of the mechanical luminosity of the AGN. In a realistic cluster medium, even a continuous jet can lead to multiple shock structures, which may lead to an overestimate of the AGN duty cycles inferred from the spatial distribution of waves.

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