Thermodynamic properties, multiphase gas, and AGN feedback in a large sample of giant ellipticals

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14310%2F18%3A00105608" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14310/18:00105608 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1806.00455.pdf" target="_blank" >https://arxiv.org/pdf/1806.00455.pdf</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty2565" target="_blank" >10.1093/mnras/sty2565</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Thermodynamic properties, multiphase gas, and AGN feedback in a large sample of giant ellipticals

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

We present a study of the thermal structure of the hot X-ray emitting atmospheres for a sample of 49 nearby X-ray and optically bright elliptical galaxies using Chandra X-ray data. We focus on the connection between the properties of the hot X-ray emitting gas and the cooler H alpha+[N II] emitting phase, and the possible role of the latter in the Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) feedback cycle. We do not find evident correlations between the H alpha+[N II] emission and global properties such as X-ray luminosity, mass of hot gas, and gas mass fraction. We find that the presence of H alpha+[N II] emission is more likely in systems with higher densities, lower entropies, shorter cooling times, shallower entropy profiles, lower values of min(t(cool)/t(ff)), and disturbed X-ray morphologies (linked to turbulent motions). However, we see no clear separations in the observables obtained for galaxies with and without optical emission line nebulae. The AGN jet powers of the galaxies with X-ray cavities show hint of a possible weak positive correlation with their H alpha+[N II] luminosities. This correlation and the observed trends in the thermodynamic propertiesmay result from chaotic cold accretion (CCA) powering AGN jets, as seen in some high-resolution hydrodynamic simulations.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Thermodynamic properties, multiphase gas, and AGN feedback in a large sample of giant ellipticals

Popis výsledku anglicky

We present a study of the thermal structure of the hot X-ray emitting atmospheres for a sample of 49 nearby X-ray and optically bright elliptical galaxies using Chandra X-ray data. We focus on the connection between the properties of the hot X-ray emitting gas and the cooler H alpha+[N II] emitting phase, and the possible role of the latter in the Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) feedback cycle. We do not find evident correlations between the H alpha+[N II] emission and global properties such as X-ray luminosity, mass of hot gas, and gas mass fraction. We find that the presence of H alpha+[N II] emission is more likely in systems with higher densities, lower entropies, shorter cooling times, shallower entropy profiles, lower values of min(t(cool)/t(ff)), and disturbed X-ray morphologies (linked to turbulent motions). However, we see no clear separations in the observables obtained for galaxies with and without optical emission line nebulae. The AGN jet powers of the galaxies with X-ray cavities show hint of a possible weak positive correlation with their H alpha+[N II] luminosities. This correlation and the observed trends in the thermodynamic propertiesmay result from chaotic cold accretion (CCA) powering AGN jets, as seen in some high-resolution hydrodynamic simulations.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10308 - Astronomy (including astrophysics,space science)

Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2018

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

ISSN

0035-8711

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

481

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

4

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

33

Strana od-do

4472-4504

Kód UT WoS článku

000454575100018

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85054708322