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Dynamics of relativistic radio jets in asymmetric environments
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Yates-Jones, P and Shabala, SS and Krause, MGH, Dynamics of relativistic radio jets in asymmetric environments, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 508, (4) pp. 5239-5250. ISSN 0035-8711 (2021) [Refereed Article]
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This article has been accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.
DOI: doi:10.1093/mnras/stab2917
Abstract
We have carried out relativistic three-dimensional simulations of high-power radio sources propagating into asymmetric cluster environments. We offset the environment by 0 or 1 core radii (equal to 144 kpc), and incline the jets by 0, 15, or 45 degree away from the environment centre. The different environment encountered by each radio lobe provides a unique opportunity to study the effect of environment on otherwise identical jets. We find that the jets become unstable towards the end of the simulations, even with a Lorentz factor of 5; they nevertheless develop typical Fanaroff-Riley class II radio morphology. The jets propagating into denser environments have consistently shorter lobe lengths and brighter hotspots, while the axial ratio of the two lobes is similar. We reproduce the recently reported observational anticorrelation between lobe length asymmetry and environment asymmetry, corroborating the notion that observed large-scale radio lobe asymmetry can be driven by differences in the underlying environment.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Physical Sciences |
| Research Group: | Astronomical sciences |
| Research Field: | Cosmology and extragalactic astronomy |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in the physical sciences |
| UTAS Author: | Yates-Jones, P (Mr Patrick Yates-Jones) |
| UTAS Author: | Shabala, SS (Associate Professor Stas Shabala) |
| UTAS Author: | Krause, MGH (Dr Martin Krause) |
| ID Code: | 152432 |
| Year Published: | 2021 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 4 |
| Deposited By: | Research Performance and Analysis |
| Deposited On: | 2022-08-18 |
| Last Modified: | 2022-09-15 |
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