A 1D fluid model of the Centaurus A jet

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dc.contributor.authorWykes, Sarka
dc.contributor.authorSnios, Bradford T.
dc.contributor.authorNulsen, Paul E. J.
dc.contributor.authorKraft, Ralph P.
dc.contributor.authorBirkinshaw, Mark
dc.contributor.authorHardcastle, Martin J.
dc.contributor.authorWorrall, Diana M.
dc.contributor.authorMcDonald, Iain
dc.contributor.authorRejkuba, Marina
dc.contributor.authorJones, Thomas W.
dc.contributor.authorStark, David J.
dc.contributor.authorForman, William R.
dc.contributor.authorMeyer, Eileen T.
dc.contributor.authorJones, Christine
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-01T16:33:33Z
dc.date.available2019-02-01T16:33:33Z
dc.date.issued2018-09-27
dc.description.abstractWe implement a steady, one-dimensional flow model for the X-ray jet of Centaurus A in which entrainment of stellar mass loss is the primary cause of dissipation. Using over 260 ks of new and archival Chandra/ACIS data, we have constrained the temperature, density and pressure distributions of gas in the central regions of the host galaxy of Centaurus A, and so the pressure throughout the length of its jet. The model is constrained by the observed profiles of pressure and jet width, and conserves matter and energy, enabling us to estimate jet velocities, and hence all the other flow properties. Invoking realistic stellar populations within the jet, we find that the increase in its momentum flux exceeds the net pressure force on the jet unless only about one half of the total stellar mass loss is entrained. For self-consistent models, the bulk speed only falls modestly, from ~0.67c to ~0.52c over the range of 0.25-5.94 kpc from the nucleus. The sonic Mach number varies between ~5.3 and 3.6 over this range.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipPEJN and RPK were supported in part by NASA contract NAS8-03060. MJH acknowledges support from the UK’s Science and Technology Facilities Council (grant number ST/R000905/1). TWJ acknowledges support from the US NSF grant AST1714205. Support for this work was provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration through Chandra Award Number G07-18104X issued by the Chandra X-ray Center, which is operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory for and on behalf of the National Aeronautics Space Administration under contract NAS8-03060.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/485/1/872/5309995en_US
dc.format.extent17 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz348
dc.identifier.citationSarka Wykes, Bradford T Snios, Paul E J Nulsen, Ralph P Kraft, Mark Birkinshaw, Martin J Hardcastle, Diana M Worrall, Iain McDonald, Marina Rejkuba, Thomas W Jones, David J Stark, William R Forman, Eileen T Meyer, Christine Jones, A 1D fluid model of the Centaurus A jet, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 485, Issue 1, May 2019, Pages 872–888, https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz348en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/12687
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
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dc.titleA 1D fluid model of the Centaurus A jeten_US
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