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  • 标题:First look at the giant radio galaxy 3C 236 with LOFAR ⋆
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  • 作者:A. Shulevski ; P. D. Barthel ; R. Morganti
  • 期刊名称:Astronomy & Astrophysics
  • 印刷版ISSN:0004-6361
  • 电子版ISSN:1432-0746
  • 出版年度:2019
  • 卷号:628
  • 页码:1-10
  • DOI:10.1051/0004-6361/201935586
  • 语种:English
  • 出版社:EDP Sciences
  • 摘要:We have examined the giant radio galaxy3C 236using LOFAR at 143 MHz down to an angular resolution of 7″, in combination with observations at higher frequencies. We used the low frequency data to derive spectral index maps with the highest resolution yet at these low frequencies. We confirm a previous detection of an inner hotspot in the north-west lobe and for the first time observe that the south-east lobe hotspot is in fact a triple hotspot, which may point to an intermittent source activity. Also, the spectral index map of3C 236shows that the spectral steepening at the inner region of the northern lobe is prominent at low frequencies. The outer regions of both lobes show spectral flattening, in contrast with previous high frequency studies. We derive spectral age estimates for the lobes, as well as particle densities of the IGM at various locations. We propose that the morphological differences between the lobes are driven by variations in the ambient medium density as well as the source activity history.
  • 关键词:engalaxies: activeradio continuum: galaxiesgalaxies: individual: 3C 236
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