Modelling of the spectral energy distribution of Fornax A: leptonic and hadronic production of high-energy emission from the radio lobes
We present new low-frequency observations of the nearby radio galaxy Fornax A at 154 MHz with the Murchison Widefield Array, microwave flux-density measurements obtained from WMAP and Planck data, and γ-ray flux densities obtained from Fermi data. We also compile a comprehensive list of previously p...
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| author | McKinley, B. Yang, R. López-Caniego, M. Briggs, F. Hurley-Walker, N. Wayth, Randall Offringa, A. Crocker, R. Bernardi, G. Procopio, P. Gaensler, B. Tingay, Steven Johnston-Hollitt, M. McDonald, M. Bell, M. Bhat, N. Bowman, J. Cappallo, R. Corey, B. Deshpande, A. Emrich, D. Ewall-Wice, A. Feng, L. Goeke, R. Greenhill, L. Hazelton, B. Hewitt, J. Hindson, L. Jacobs, D. Kaplan, D. Kasper, J. Kratzenberg, E. Kudryavtseva, N. Lenc, E. Lonsdale, C. Lynch, M. McWhirter, S. Mitchell, D. Morales, M. Morgan, E. Oberoi, D. Ord, Stephen Pindor, B. Prabu, T. Riding, J. Rogers, A. Roshi, D. Shankar, N. Srivani, K. Subrahmanyan, R. Waterson, M. Webster, R. Whitney, A. Williams, A. Williams, C. |
| author_facet | McKinley, B. Yang, R. López-Caniego, M. Briggs, F. Hurley-Walker, N. Wayth, Randall Offringa, A. Crocker, R. Bernardi, G. Procopio, P. Gaensler, B. Tingay, Steven Johnston-Hollitt, M. McDonald, M. Bell, M. Bhat, N. Bowman, J. Cappallo, R. Corey, B. Deshpande, A. Emrich, D. Ewall-Wice, A. Feng, L. Goeke, R. Greenhill, L. Hazelton, B. Hewitt, J. Hindson, L. Jacobs, D. Kaplan, D. Kasper, J. Kratzenberg, E. Kudryavtseva, N. Lenc, E. Lonsdale, C. Lynch, M. McWhirter, S. Mitchell, D. Morales, M. Morgan, E. Oberoi, D. Ord, Stephen Pindor, B. Prabu, T. Riding, J. Rogers, A. Roshi, D. Shankar, N. Srivani, K. Subrahmanyan, R. Waterson, M. Webster, R. Whitney, A. Williams, A. Williams, C. |
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| description | We present new low-frequency observations of the nearby radio galaxy Fornax A at 154 MHz with the Murchison Widefield Array, microwave flux-density measurements obtained from WMAP and Planck data, and γ-ray flux densities obtained from Fermi data. We also compile a comprehensive list of previously published images and flux-density measurements at radio, microwave and X-ray energies. A detailed analysis of the spectrum of Fornax A between 154 and 1510 MHz reveals that both radio lobes have a similar spatially averaged spectral index, and that there exists a steep-spectrum bridge of diffuse emission between the lobes. Taking the spectral index of both lobes to be the same, we model the spectral energy distribution of Fornax A across an energy range spanning 18 orders of magnitude, to investigate the origin of the X-ray and γ-ray emission. A standard leptonic model for the production of both the X-rays and γ-rays by inverse-Compton scattering does not fit the multiwavelength observations. Our results best support a scenario where the X-rays are produced by inverse-Compton scattering and the γ-rays are produced primarily by hadronic processes confined to the filamentary structures of the Fornax A lobes. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-384732017-09-13T14:10:12Z Modelling of the spectral energy distribution of Fornax A: leptonic and hadronic production of high-energy emission from the radio lobes McKinley, B. Yang, R. López-Caniego, M. Briggs, F. Hurley-Walker, N. Wayth, Randall Offringa, A. Crocker, R. Bernardi, G. Procopio, P. Gaensler, B. Tingay, Steven Johnston-Hollitt, M. McDonald, M. Bell, M. Bhat, N. Bowman, J. Cappallo, R. Corey, B. Deshpande, A. Emrich, D. Ewall-Wice, A. Feng, L. Goeke, R. Greenhill, L. Hazelton, B. Hewitt, J. Hindson, L. Jacobs, D. Kaplan, D. Kasper, J. Kratzenberg, E. Kudryavtseva, N. Lenc, E. Lonsdale, C. Lynch, M. McWhirter, S. Mitchell, D. Morales, M. Morgan, E. Oberoi, D. Ord, Stephen Pindor, B. Prabu, T. Riding, J. Rogers, A. Roshi, D. Shankar, N. Srivani, K. Subrahmanyan, R. Waterson, M. Webster, R. Whitney, A. Williams, A. Williams, C. We present new low-frequency observations of the nearby radio galaxy Fornax A at 154 MHz with the Murchison Widefield Array, microwave flux-density measurements obtained from WMAP and Planck data, and γ-ray flux densities obtained from Fermi data. We also compile a comprehensive list of previously published images and flux-density measurements at radio, microwave and X-ray energies. A detailed analysis of the spectrum of Fornax A between 154 and 1510 MHz reveals that both radio lobes have a similar spatially averaged spectral index, and that there exists a steep-spectrum bridge of diffuse emission between the lobes. Taking the spectral index of both lobes to be the same, we model the spectral energy distribution of Fornax A across an energy range spanning 18 orders of magnitude, to investigate the origin of the X-ray and γ-ray emission. A standard leptonic model for the production of both the X-rays and γ-rays by inverse-Compton scattering does not fit the multiwavelength observations. Our results best support a scenario where the X-rays are produced by inverse-Compton scattering and the γ-rays are produced primarily by hadronic processes confined to the filamentary structures of the Fornax A lobes. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38473 10.1093/mnras/stu2310 OXFORD UNIV PRESS fulltext |
| spellingShingle | McKinley, B. Yang, R. López-Caniego, M. Briggs, F. Hurley-Walker, N. Wayth, Randall Offringa, A. Crocker, R. Bernardi, G. Procopio, P. Gaensler, B. Tingay, Steven Johnston-Hollitt, M. McDonald, M. Bell, M. Bhat, N. Bowman, J. Cappallo, R. Corey, B. Deshpande, A. Emrich, D. Ewall-Wice, A. Feng, L. Goeke, R. Greenhill, L. Hazelton, B. Hewitt, J. Hindson, L. Jacobs, D. Kaplan, D. Kasper, J. Kratzenberg, E. Kudryavtseva, N. Lenc, E. Lonsdale, C. Lynch, M. McWhirter, S. Mitchell, D. Morales, M. Morgan, E. Oberoi, D. Ord, Stephen Pindor, B. Prabu, T. Riding, J. Rogers, A. Roshi, D. Shankar, N. Srivani, K. Subrahmanyan, R. Waterson, M. Webster, R. Whitney, A. Williams, A. Williams, C. Modelling of the spectral energy distribution of Fornax A: leptonic and hadronic production of high-energy emission from the radio lobes |
| title | Modelling of the spectral energy distribution of Fornax A: leptonic and hadronic production of high-energy emission from the radio lobes |
| title_full | Modelling of the spectral energy distribution of Fornax A: leptonic and hadronic production of high-energy emission from the radio lobes |
| title_fullStr | Modelling of the spectral energy distribution of Fornax A: leptonic and hadronic production of high-energy emission from the radio lobes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Modelling of the spectral energy distribution of Fornax A: leptonic and hadronic production of high-energy emission from the radio lobes |
| title_short | Modelling of the spectral energy distribution of Fornax A: leptonic and hadronic production of high-energy emission from the radio lobes |
| title_sort | modelling of the spectral energy distribution of fornax a: leptonic and hadronic production of high-energy emission from the radio lobes |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38473 |