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CHANG-ES XII: A LOFAR and VLA view of the edge-on star-forming galaxy NGC 3556
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- Miskolczi, A. (författare)
- Ruhr-Universität Bochum
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- Heesen, V. (författare)
- Universität Hamburg,University of Hamburg
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- Horellou, Cathy, 1967 (författare)
- Chalmers tekniska högskola,Chalmers University of Technology
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- Bomans, D. (författare)
- Ruhr-Universität Bochum
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- Beck, R. (författare)
- Max Planck Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V. (MPG),Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science (MPG)
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- Heald, G. (författare)
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
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- Dettmar, R. -J. (författare)
- Ruhr-Universität Bochum
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- Blex, S. (författare)
- Ruhr-Universität Bochum
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- Nikiel-Wroczyński, B. (författare)
- Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland
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- Chy, K. T. (författare)
- Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland
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Stein, Y. (författare)
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- Irwin, J. A. (författare)
- Queen's University
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- Shimwell, T. W. (författare)
- Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON)
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- Wang, Q. D. (författare)
- University of Massachusetts
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- 2019-02-19
- 2019
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Astronomy and Astrophysics. - : EDP Sciences. - 0004-6361 .- 1432-0746. ; 622
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- Context. Low-frequency radio continuum studies of star-forming edge-on galaxies can help to further understand how cosmic-ray electrons (CRe) propagate through the interstellar medium into the halo and how this is affected by energy losses and magnetic fields. Aims. Observations with the Very Large Array (VLA) from Continuum Haloes in Nearby Galaxies - an EVLA Survey (CHANG-ES) are combined with those with the LOw Frequency ARray (LOFAR) from the LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey (LoTSS) to identify the prevailing mode of cosmic-ray transport in the edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 3556. Methods. We mapped the radio spectral index, magnetic field strength, and orientation using VLA 1.5 and 6 GHz and LOFAR 144 MHz data, and we fit 1D cosmic-ray propagation models to these maps using SPINNAKER (Spectral Index Numerical Analysis of K(c)osmic-ray electron radio emission) and its interactive wrapper SPINTERACTIVE. Results. We find that the spectral index in the galactic midplane is, as expected for young CRe, α -0.7 and steepens towards the halo of the galaxy as a consequence of spectral ageing. The intensity scale heights are about 1.4 and 1.9 kpc for the thin disc, and 3.3 and 5.9 kpc for the thick disc at 1.5 GHz and 144 MHz, respectively. While pure diffusion cannot explain our data, advection can, particularly if we assume a linearly accelerating wind. Our best-fitting model has an initial speed of 123 km s -1 in the galactic midplane and reaches the escape velocity at heights between 5 kpc and 15 kpc above the disc, depending on the assumed dark matter halo of the galaxy. This galactic wind scenario is corroborated by the existence of vertical filaments seen both in the radio continuum and in H α in the disc-halo interface and of a large-scale reservoir of hot, X-ray emitting gas in the halo. Conclusions. Radio haloes show the existence of galactic winds, possibly driven by cosmic rays, in typical star-forming spiral galaxies.
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- NATURVETENSKAP -- Fysik -- Astronomi, astrofysik och kosmologi (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Physical Sciences -- Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology (hsv//eng)
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Fysik -- Annan fysik (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Physical Sciences -- Other Physics Topics (hsv//eng)
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Fysik -- Fusion, plasma och rymdfysik (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Physical Sciences -- Fusion, Plasma and Space Physics (hsv//eng)
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- Galaxies: halos
- Cosmic rays
- Polarization
- Galaxies: magnetic fields
- Radio continuum: galaxies
- ISM: jets and outflows
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