HST imaging of the dusty filaments and nucleus swirl in NGC4696 at the centre of the Centaurus Cluster

Narrow-band HST imaging has resolved the detailed internal structure of the 10 kpc diameter H α+[N II] emission line nebulosity in NGC4696, the central galaxy in the nearby Centaurus cluster, showing that the dusty, molecular, filaments have a width of about 60 pc. Optical morphology and velocity me...

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Main Authors: Fabian, A.C., Walker, S.A., Russell, H.R., Pinto, C., Canning, R.E.A., Salome, P., Sanders, J.S., Taylor, G.B., Zweibel, E.G., Conselice, Christopher J., Combes, F., Crawford, C.S., Ferland, G.J., Gallager, J.S., Hatch, Nina A., Johnstone, R.M., Reynolds, C.S.
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author Fabian, A.C.
Walker, S.A.
Russell, H.R.
Pinto, C.
Canning, R.E.A.
Salome, P.
Sanders, J.S.
Taylor, G.B.
Zweibel, E.G.
Conselice, Christopher J.
Combes, F.
Crawford, C.S.
Ferland, G.J.
Gallager, J.S.
Hatch, Nina A.
Johnstone, R.M.
Reynolds, C.S.
author_facet Fabian, A.C.
Walker, S.A.
Russell, H.R.
Pinto, C.
Canning, R.E.A.
Salome, P.
Sanders, J.S.
Taylor, G.B.
Zweibel, E.G.
Conselice, Christopher J.
Combes, F.
Crawford, C.S.
Ferland, G.J.
Gallager, J.S.
Hatch, Nina A.
Johnstone, R.M.
Reynolds, C.S.
author_sort Fabian, A.C.
building Nottingham Research Data Repository
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description Narrow-band HST imaging has resolved the detailed internal structure of the 10 kpc diameter H α+[N II] emission line nebulosity in NGC4696, the central galaxy in the nearby Centaurus cluster, showing that the dusty, molecular, filaments have a width of about 60 pc. Optical morphology and velocity measurements indicate that the filaments are dragged out by the bubbling action of the radio source as part of the active galactic nucleus feedback cycle. Using the drag force we find that the magnetic field in the filaments is in approximate pressure equipartition with the hot gas. The filamentary nature of the cold gas continues inwards, swirling around and within the Bondi accretion radius of the central black hole, revealing the magnetic nature of the gas flows in massive elliptical galaxies. HST imaging resolves the magnetic, dusty, molecular filaments at the centre of the Centaurus cluster to a swirl around and within the Bondi radius.
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spelling nottingham-372212020-05-04T17:57:24Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37221/ HST imaging of the dusty filaments and nucleus swirl in NGC4696 at the centre of the Centaurus Cluster Fabian, A.C. Walker, S.A. Russell, H.R. Pinto, C. Canning, R.E.A. Salome, P. Sanders, J.S. Taylor, G.B. Zweibel, E.G. Conselice, Christopher J. Combes, F. Crawford, C.S. Ferland, G.J. Gallager, J.S. Hatch, Nina A. Johnstone, R.M. Reynolds, C.S. Narrow-band HST imaging has resolved the detailed internal structure of the 10 kpc diameter H α+[N II] emission line nebulosity in NGC4696, the central galaxy in the nearby Centaurus cluster, showing that the dusty, molecular, filaments have a width of about 60 pc. Optical morphology and velocity measurements indicate that the filaments are dragged out by the bubbling action of the radio source as part of the active galactic nucleus feedback cycle. Using the drag force we find that the magnetic field in the filaments is in approximate pressure equipartition with the hot gas. The filamentary nature of the cold gas continues inwards, swirling around and within the Bondi accretion radius of the central black hole, revealing the magnetic nature of the gas flows in massive elliptical galaxies. HST imaging resolves the magnetic, dusty, molecular filaments at the centre of the Centaurus cluster to a swirl around and within the Bondi radius. Oxford University Press 2016-06-07 Article PeerReviewed Fabian, A.C., Walker, S.A., Russell, H.R., Pinto, C., Canning, R.E.A., Salome, P., Sanders, J.S., Taylor, G.B., Zweibel, E.G., Conselice, Christopher J., Combes, F., Crawford, C.S., Ferland, G.J., Gallager, J.S., Hatch, Nina A., Johnstone, R.M. and Reynolds, C.S. (2016) HST imaging of the dusty filaments and nucleus swirl in NGC4696 at the centre of the Centaurus Cluster. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 461 (1). pp. 922-928. ISSN 1365-2966 black hole physics galaxies:clusters:individual:GGC4696 galaxies:clusters:intracluster medium x-rays:galaxies http://mnras.oxfordjournals.org/content/461/1/922 doi:10.1093/mnras/stw1350 doi:10.1093/mnras/stw1350
spellingShingle black hole physics
galaxies:clusters:individual:GGC4696
galaxies:clusters:intracluster medium
x-rays:galaxies
Fabian, A.C.
Walker, S.A.
Russell, H.R.
Pinto, C.
Canning, R.E.A.
Salome, P.
Sanders, J.S.
Taylor, G.B.
Zweibel, E.G.
Conselice, Christopher J.
Combes, F.
Crawford, C.S.
Ferland, G.J.
Gallager, J.S.
Hatch, Nina A.
Johnstone, R.M.
Reynolds, C.S.
HST imaging of the dusty filaments and nucleus swirl in NGC4696 at the centre of the Centaurus Cluster
title HST imaging of the dusty filaments and nucleus swirl in NGC4696 at the centre of the Centaurus Cluster
title_full HST imaging of the dusty filaments and nucleus swirl in NGC4696 at the centre of the Centaurus Cluster
title_fullStr HST imaging of the dusty filaments and nucleus swirl in NGC4696 at the centre of the Centaurus Cluster
title_full_unstemmed HST imaging of the dusty filaments and nucleus swirl in NGC4696 at the centre of the Centaurus Cluster
title_short HST imaging of the dusty filaments and nucleus swirl in NGC4696 at the centre of the Centaurus Cluster
title_sort hst imaging of the dusty filaments and nucleus swirl in ngc4696 at the centre of the centaurus cluster
topic black hole physics
galaxies:clusters:individual:GGC4696
galaxies:clusters:intracluster medium
x-rays:galaxies
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37221/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37221/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37221/