A forensic examination of remnant radio galaxies and the implications for AGN life-cycles

This thesis explores the life cycle and energetics of radio-loud active galactic nuclei (AGN) jets, using remnant radio galaxies to study the durations of AGN outbursts. Combining observational data, modelling, and simulations, a novel model-based method is developed to extract the intrinsic jet pro...

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Main Author: Quici, Benjamin
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2023
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/95029
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description This thesis explores the life cycle and energetics of radio-loud active galactic nuclei (AGN) jets, using remnant radio galaxies to study the durations of AGN outbursts. Combining observational data, modelling, and simulations, a novel model-based method is developed to extract the intrinsic jet properties from the observed properties of remnant lobes. The method is applied to a wider sample to reveal the power-law nature of AGN jet kinetic power and lifetimes in the local Universe.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-950292024-05-13T06:37:24Z A forensic examination of remnant radio galaxies and the implications for AGN life-cycles Quici, Benjamin This thesis explores the life cycle and energetics of radio-loud active galactic nuclei (AGN) jets, using remnant radio galaxies to study the durations of AGN outbursts. Combining observational data, modelling, and simulations, a novel model-based method is developed to extract the intrinsic jet properties from the observed properties of remnant lobes. The method is applied to a wider sample to reveal the power-law nature of AGN jet kinetic power and lifetimes in the local Universe. 2023 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/95029 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Quici, Benjamin
A forensic examination of remnant radio galaxies and the implications for AGN life-cycles
title A forensic examination of remnant radio galaxies and the implications for AGN life-cycles
title_full A forensic examination of remnant radio galaxies and the implications for AGN life-cycles
title_fullStr A forensic examination of remnant radio galaxies and the implications for AGN life-cycles
title_full_unstemmed A forensic examination of remnant radio galaxies and the implications for AGN life-cycles
title_short A forensic examination of remnant radio galaxies and the implications for AGN life-cycles
title_sort forensic examination of remnant radio galaxies and the implications for agn life-cycles
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/95029