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  • Shulevski, A.Rijksuniversiteit Groningen,University of Groningen,Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON) (författare)

AGN duty cycle estimates for the ultra-steep spectrum radio relic VLSS J1431.8+1331

  • Artikel/kapitelEngelska2015

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  • 2015-10-30
  • EDP Sciences,2015
  • electronicrdacarrier

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  • LIBRIS-ID:oai:research.chalmers.se:b27778d3-f80f-47c4-9a38-e06707f5cee6
  • https://research.chalmers.se/publication/230011URI
  • https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525632DOI

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  • Språk:engelska
  • Sammanfattning på:engelska

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  • Ämneskategori:ref swepub-contenttype

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  • Context. Steep spectrum radio sources associated with active galactic nuclei (AGN) may contain remnants of past AGN activity episodes. Studying these sources gives us insight into the AGN activity history. Novel instruments like the LOw Frequency ARray (LOFAR) are enabling studies of these fascinating structures to be made at tens to hundreds of MHz with sufficient resolution to analyse their complex morphology. Aims. Our goal is to characterize the integrated and resolved spectral properties of VESS J1431+1331 and estimate source ages based on synchrotron radio emission models, thus putting constraints on the AGN duty cycle. Methods. Using a broad spectral coverage, we have derived spectral and curvature maps, and used synchrotron ageing models to determine the time elapsed from the last time the source plasma was energized. We used LOFAR, Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) and Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) data. Results. We confirm the morphology and the spectral index values found in previous studies of this object. Based on our ageing analysis, we infer that the AGN that created this source currently has very low levels of activity or that it is switched off. The derived ages for the larger source component range from around 60 to 130 Myr, hinting that the AGN activity decreased or stopped around 60 Myr ago. We observe that the area around the faint radio core located in the larger source component is the youngest, while the overall age of the smaller source component shows it to be the oldest part of the source. Conclusions. Our analysis suggests that VLSS J1431.8+1331 is an intriguing, two-component source. The larger component seems to host a faint radio core, suggesting that the source may be an AGN radio relic. The spectral index we observe from the smaller component is distinctly flatter at lower frequencies than the spectral index of the larger component, suggesting the possibility that the smaller component may be a shocked plasma bubble. From. the integrated source spectrum, we deduce that its shape and slope can be used as tracers of the activity history of this type of steep spectrum radio source. We discuss the implications this conclusion has for future studies of radio sources having similar characteristics.

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  • Morganti, R.Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON),Rijksuniversiteit Groningen,University of Groningen (författare)
  • Barthel, P. D.Rijksuniversiteit Groningen,University of Groningen (författare)
  • Harwood, J. J.Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON) (författare)
  • Brunetti, G.Istituto nazionale di astrofisica (INAF) (författare)
  • van Weeren, R. J.Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (författare)
  • Rottgering, H.Universiteit Leiden (UL),Leiden University (UL) (författare)
  • White, G. J.Open University,STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (författare)
  • Horellou, Cathy,1967Chalmers tekniska högskola,Chalmers University of Technology(Swepub:cth)horellou (författare)
  • Kunert-Bajraszewska, M.Uniwersytet Mikolaja Kopernika w Toruniu,Nicolaus Copernicus University (författare)
  • Jamrozy, M.Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland (författare)
  • Chyz̊y, K.T.Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland (författare)
  • Mahony, E.Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON) (författare)
  • Miley, G.Universiteit Leiden (UL),Leiden University (UL) (författare)
  • Brienza, M.Rijksuniversiteit Groningen,University of Groningen,Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON) (författare)
  • Birzan, L.Universität Hamburg,University of Hamburg (författare)
  • Rafferty, D.Universität Hamburg,University of Hamburg (författare)
  • Brüggen, M.Universität Hamburg,University of Hamburg (författare)
  • Wise, M. W.Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy (författare)
  • Conway, John,1963Chalmers tekniska högskola,Chalmers University of Technology(Swepub:cth)jconway (författare)
  • De Gasperin, F.Universität Hamburg,University of Hamburg (författare)
  • Vilchez, N.Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON) (författare)
  • Rijksuniversiteit GroningenNetherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON) (creator_code:org_t)

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  • Ingår i:Astronomy and Astrophysics: EDP Sciences583, s. A89-0004-63611432-0746

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