Cluster Magnetic Fields from Active Galactic Nuclei
Abstract
Active galactic nuclei (AGN) found at the centers of clusters of galaxies are a possible source for weak cluster-wide magnetic fields. To evaluate this scenario, we present 3D adaptive mesh refinement MHD simulations of a cool-core cluster that include injection of kinetic, thermal, and magnetic energy via an AGN-powered jet. Using the MHD solver in FLASH 2, we compare several sub-resolution approaches that link the estimated accretion rate as measured on the simulation mesh to the accretion rate onto the central black hole and the resulting feedback. We examine the effects of magnetized outflows on the accretion history of the black hole and discuss the ability of these models to magnetize the cluster medium.
- Publication:
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The Monster's Fiery Breath: Feedback in Galaxies, Groups, and Clusters
- Pub Date:
- December 2009
- DOI:
- 10.1063/1.3293073
- arXiv:
- arXiv:0911.1029
- Bibcode:
- 2009AIPC.1201..346S
- Keywords:
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- galactic nuclei;
- clusters of galaxies;
- magnetohydrodynamics;
- jets;
- accretion;
- 98.62.Js;
- 98.65.Cw;
- 95.30.Qd;
- 98.62.Nx;
- 98.62.Mw;
- Galactic nuclei circumnuclear matter and bulges;
- Galaxy clusters;
- Magnetohydrodynamics and plasmas;
- Jets and bursts;
- galactic winds and fountains;
- Infall accretion and accretion disks;
- Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics;
- Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies
- E-Print:
- 4 pages, 2 figures, submitted to conference proceedings "The Monster's Fiery Breath: Feedback in Groups, Galaxies, and Clusters"