Ubiquitous cold and massive filaments in brightest cluster galaxies

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (S359) ◽  
pp. 182-184
Author(s):  
Valeria Olivares ◽  
Philippe Salomé
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Active Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Cluster Galaxies ◽  
Brightest Cluster Galaxies ◽  
Radial Extent ◽  
Cold Gas

AbstractThe origin of the mysterious multiphase filamentary structures surrounding Brightest Cluster Galaxies (BCGs) remains unknown. We present Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) observations for a sample of 15 BCGs to investigate the origin and life-cycle of the gas. Those observations show clumpy and massive molecular filaments, preferentially located around the radio bubbles inflated by the active galactic nuclei (AGN). We investigate where the cold gas condenses from the intra-cluster medium, by comparing the radial extent of the filaments with predictions from numerical simulations.

scholarly journals Excitation mechanism in the intracluster filaments surrounding the Brightest Cluster Galaxies

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (S359) ◽  
pp. 185-187
Author(s):  
Fiorella L. Polles
Keyword(s):  
Active Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Elliptical Galaxies ◽  
Cluster Galaxies ◽  
Cooling Flow ◽  
Submillimeter Wavelengths ◽  
Hot Plasma ◽  
Brightest Cluster Galaxies ◽  
Multi Phase ◽  
The Impact

AbstractMulti-phase filamentary structures surrounding giant elliptical galaxies at the center of cool-core clusters, the Brightest Cluster Galaxies (BCGs), have been detected from optical to submillimeter wavelengths. The source of the ionisation in the filaments is still debated. Studying the excitation of these structures is key to our understanding of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) feedback in general, and more precisely of the impact of environmental and local effects on star formation. One possible contributor to the excitation of the filaments is the thermal radiation from the cooling of the hot plasma surrounding the BCGs, the so-called cooling flow.

scholarly journals AGN jet feedback on a moving mesh: lobe energetics and X-ray properties in a realistic cluster environment

2019 ◽  
Vol 490 (1) ◽  
pp. 343-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin A Bourne ◽  
Debora Sijacki ◽  
Ewald Puchwein
Keyword(s):  
Active Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Galaxy Cluster ◽  
Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Moving Mesh ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cluster Galaxies ◽  
Hot Gas ◽  
Brightest Cluster Galaxies ◽  
Cluster Environment ◽  
Very High

ABSTRACT Jet feedback from active galactic nuclei (AGN) harboured by brightest cluster galaxies is expected to play a fundamental role in regulating cooling in the intracluster medium (ICM). While observations and theory suggest energy within jet lobes balances ICM radiative losses, the modus operandi of energy communication with the ICM remains unclear. We present simulations of very high resolution AGN-driven jets launching in a live, cosmological galaxy cluster, within the moving mesh code arepo. As the jet propagates through the ICM the majority of its energy, which is initially in the kinetic form, thermalizes quickly through internal shocks and inflates lobes of very hot gas. The jets effectively heat the cluster core, with PdV work and weather-aided mixing being the main channels of energy transfer from the lobes to the ICM, while strong shocks and turbulence are subdominant. We additionally present detailed mock X-ray maps at different stages of evolution, revealing clear cavities surrounded by X-ray bright rims, with lobes being detectable for up to ∼108 yr even when magnetic draping is ineffective. We find bulk motions in the cluster can significantly affect lobe propagation, offsetting them from the jet direction and imparting bulk velocities that can dominate over the buoyantly rising motion.

scholarly journals Brightest cluster galaxies in cosmological simulations: achievements and limitations of active galactic nuclei feedback models

2013 ◽  
Vol 436 (2) ◽  
pp. 1750-1764 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cinthia Ragone-Figueroa ◽  
Gian Luigi Granato ◽  
Giuseppe Murante ◽  
Stefano Borgani ◽  
Weiguang Cui
Keyword(s):  
Active Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Cosmological Simulations ◽  
Cluster Galaxies ◽  
Brightest Cluster Galaxies

scholarly journals The role of Active Galactic Nuclei feedback in the formation of the brightest cluster galaxies

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (S295) ◽  
pp. 362-365
Author(s):  
Davide Martizzi ◽  
Romain Teyssier ◽  
Ben Moore
Keyword(s):  
Active Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Galaxy Formation ◽  
Mass Fraction ◽  
Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Elliptical Galaxies ◽  
Stellar Mass ◽  
Cluster Galaxies ◽  
Brightest Cluster Galaxies ◽  
Hydrodynamical Simulations

AbstractThe formation of the brightest cluster galaxies (BCG) is a challenge for galaxy formation theory. We performed high resolution cosmological hydrodynamical simulations with the AMR code RAMSES to study the properties of the BCG which forms at the center of a Virgo–like cluster. We compare the results of 2 galaxy formation scenarios, one in which only supernovae feedback is included, and one in which also AGN feedback is considered. Properties of the simulated BCG which are comparable with those of observed massive elliptical galaxies and BCGs cannot be obtained if AGN feedback is not considered. The stellar-to-halo mass ratio in simulations without AGN feedback appears too large when compared to observations, while it is compatible the observationally determined values when AGN feedback is included. The kinematical and structural properties of the BCG are extremely different in the two models. When we do not include AGN feedback, the BCG is quickly rotating, with high Sérsic index, a clear mass excess in the center and a very large stellar mass fraction. When AGN feedback is considered, the BCG is slowly rotating, with a significantly cored surface density profile and low stellar mass fraction.

scholarly journals Probing the cool ISM in galaxies via 21 cm H i absorption

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (S292) ◽  
pp. 188-188
Author(s):  
J. R. Allison ◽  
E. M. Sadler ◽  
S. J. Curran ◽  
S. N. Reeves
Keyword(s):  
Spectral Line ◽  
Active Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Host Galaxies ◽  
The Galaxy ◽  
Early Type Galaxy ◽  
Finding Method ◽  
Compact Array ◽  
Cold Gas

AbstractRecent targeted studies of associated H i absorption in radio galaxies are starting to map out the location, and potential cosmological evolution, of the cold gas in the host galaxies of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN). The observed 21 cm absorption profiles often show two distinct spectral-line components: narrow, deep lines arising from cold gas in the extended disc of the galaxy, and broad, shallow lines from cold gas close to the AGN (e.g. Morganti et al. 2011). Here, we present results from a targeted search for associated H i absorption in the youngest and most recently-triggered radio AGN in the local universe (Allison et al. 2012b). So far, by using the recently commissioned Australia Telescope Compact Array Broadband Backend (CABB; Wilson et al. 2011), we have detected two new absorbers and one previously-known system. While two of these show both a broad, shallow component and a narrow, deep component (see Fig. 1), one of the new detections has only a single broad, shallow component. Interestingly, the host galaxies of the first two detections are classified as gas-rich spirals, while the latter is an early-type galaxy. These detections were obtained using a spectral-line finding method, based on Bayesian inference, developed for future large-scale absorption surveys (Allison et al. 2012a).

scholarly journals Numerical Studies of Astrophysical Objects at Fesenkov Astrophysical Institute (FAI)

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 124-134
Author(s):  
Assylkhan Bibossinov ◽  
◽  
Denis Yurin ◽  
Chingis Omarov ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Black Hole ◽  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Active Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Accretion Disk ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
International Workshop ◽  
Star Clusters ◽  
Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Numerical Studies ◽  
Astrophysical Objects

Numerical studies of astrophysical objects are a relatively new direction in Fesenkov Astrophysical Institute (FAI) and is mainly represented by the Laboratory of Cosmology, Stellar Dynamics and Computational Astrophysics. The lab seeks to understand the evolution of gravitating systems at various scales – from star clusters to galaxies to large-scale structure of the universe as a whole, and tackles these problems both through analytical methods and through numerical simulations. The particular focus is on numerical simulations of star clusters, especially those found in active galactic nuclei – this is a topic of oldestablished collaboration with colleagues from Astronomisches Rechen-Institut (Heidelberg) and National Astronomical Observatories of China (Beijing). The prominent example is STARDISK project dedicated to the numerical research of active galactic nuclei as multicomponent systems composed of compact stellar cluster, gaseous accretion disk and a supermassive black hole. It is demonstrated that an accretion disk can noticeably decelerate stars and thus enhance the accretion rate onto the black hole. In 2013 FAI hosted the MODEST-13 International Workshop dedicated to modeling of star clusters. Recently a new project has been approved aimed at construction of triaxial equilibrium N-body systems that can be of great help in various numerical experiments with disk galaxies. There are also long standing plans to perform cosmological simulations of large scale structures to test a new approach to dark matter and energy actively developed at FAI. For numerical calculations, FAI has a small, but growing computer cluster consisting of several high-performance computing servers equipped with computational GPU cards.

scholarly journals Numerical Simulations of Jets from Active Galactic Nuclei

Galaxies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 24 ◽  
Author(s):  
José-María Martí
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Active Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
The Status ◽  
Hydrodynamical Description ◽  
Jet Plasma ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Continuous Injection ◽  
Double Radio Galaxies

Numerical simulations have been playing a crucial role in the understanding of jets from active galactic nuclei (AGN) since the advent of the first theoretical models for the inflation of giant double radio galaxies by continuous injection in the late 1970s. In the almost four decades of numerical jet research, the complexity and physical detail of simulations, based mainly on a hydrodynamical/magneto-hydrodynamical description of the jet plasma, have been increasing with the pace of the advance in theoretical models, computational tools and numerical methods. The present review summarizes the status of the numerical simulations of jets from AGNs, from the formation region in the neighborhood of the supermassive central black hole up to the impact point well beyond the galactic scales. Special attention is paid to discuss the achievements of present simulations in interpreting the phenomenology of jets as well as their current limitations and challenges.

scholarly journals Cooling and clusters: when is heating needed?

2005 ◽  
Vol 363 (1828) ◽  
pp. 715-724 ◽  
Author(s):  
Greg Bryan ◽  
Mark Voit
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Active Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Flow Problem ◽  
High Redshift ◽  
Cluster Formation ◽  
Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Clusters Of Galaxies ◽  
Cooling Flow ◽  
Current State ◽  
Unknown Source

There are (at least) two unsolved problems concerning the current state of the thermal gas in clusters of galaxies. The first is to identify the source of the heating which offsets cooling in the centres of clusters with short cooling times (the ‘cooling–flow’ problem). The second to understand the mechanism which boosts the entropy in cluster and group gas. Since both of these problems involve an unknown source of heating it is tempting to identify them with the same process, particularly since active galactic nuclei heating is observed to be operating at some level in a sample of well–observed ‘cooling–flow’ clusters. Here we show, using numerical simulations of cluster formation, that much of the gas ending up in clusters cools at high redshift and so the heating is also needed at high redshift, well before the cluster forms. This indicates that the same process operating to solve the cooling–flow problem may not also resolve the cluster–entropy problem.

An Unexpectedly High Fraction of Active Galactic Nuclei in Red Cluster Galaxies

2002 ◽  
Vol 576 (2) ◽  
pp. L109-L112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Martini ◽  
Daniel D. Kelson ◽  
John S. Mulchaey ◽  
Scott C. Trager
Keyword(s):  
Active Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Cluster Galaxies ◽  
High Fraction
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