Cygnus A was the first hyper-active galaxy discovered, and it
remains by far the closest of the ultra-luminous radio galaxies. As
such, Cygnus A has played a fundamental role in the study of virtually
all aspects of extreme activity in galaxies. We present a review of jet
theory for powering the double-lobed radio emitting structures in
powerful radio galaxies, followed by a review of observations of Cygnus
A in the radio, optical, and X-ray relevant to testing various aspects
of jet theory. Issues addressed include: jet structure from pc- to
kpc-scales, jet stability, confinement, composition, and velocity, the
double shock structure for the jet terminus and the origin of multiple
radio hotspots, the nature of the filamentary structure in the radio
lobes, and the hydrodynamic evolution of the radio lobes within a dense
cluster atmosphere, including an analysis of pressure balance between
the various gaseous components. Also discussed are relativistic
particle acceleration and loss mechanisms in Cygnus A, as well as
magnetic field strengths and geometries both within the radio source,
and in the intracluster medium. We subsequently review the
classification, cluster membership, and the emission components of the
Cygnus A galaxy. The origin of the activity is discussed.
Concentrating on the nuclear regions of the galaxy, we review the
evidence for an obscured QSO, also given the constraints on the
orientation of the radio source axis with respect to the sky plane. We
present an overview of models of central engines in AGN and observations
of Cygnus A which may be relevant to testing such models. We conclude
with a brief section concerning the question of whether Cygnus A is
representative of powerful high redshift radio galaxies.
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We develop a detailed model of the Milky Way (a `prototypical' disk galaxy) and extend it to other disks with the help of
some simple scaling relations, obtained in the framework of Cold Dark Matter models. This phenomenological (`hybrid') approach
to the study of disk galaxy evolution allows us to reproduce successfully a large number of observed properties of disk galaxies
in the local Universe and up to redshift z ∼ 1. The important conclusion is that, on average, massive disks have formed the bulk of their stars earlier than their lower
mass counterparts: the `star formation hierarchy' has been apparently opposite to the `dark matter assembly' hierarchy. It
is not yet clear whether `feedback' (as used in semi-analytical models of galaxy evolution) can explain that discrepancy.
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New radio and X-ray data are reported for the rich cluster Abell 2319. This object is known from optical data to consist of two separate clusters, which are displaced by about 10′ in the NW direction, and could be in a pre-merger state.
In the radio domain, the cluster is characterized by the presence of a central diffuse halo source, more extended and powerful than the prototype halo in the Coma cluster. The radio halo shows an irregular structure, elongated in the NE-SW direction, and also extended towards the NW. We also report data on the extended radio galaxies located within the halo, or in its proximity.
The cluster X-ray brightness distribution shows an elongated structure towards the NW, in the radial region between 6′–12′, i.e. in the direction of the subcluster. This feature is exactly coincident with the NW extension of the radio halo. In addition, more substructural features are identified which could be due to an ongoing merger of the cluster with yet another mass component.
The radio halo morphology is correlated with the X-ray structure and the existence of merger processes in the cluster. The cluster merger can provide energy to maintain the radio halo, while the origin of the relativistic particles seems more problematic. 相似文献
Some features of a sample of galaxies from the Second Byurakan Survey are discussed. Most of them are small galaxies with star formation. It is shown that different types of galaxies are in the Survey, with high, medium, and low levels of excitation and continua ranging from blue to relatively red. Many of the galaxies have absorption lines in their spectra; their continua are formed by stars in later spectral classes. 相似文献
OQ208 is used ore and more frequently as a VLBI calibrator of flux density. A VLBI image of OQ208 at 5 GHz is firstly provided in this paper. Its structure consists of a compact core and a component. The angular distance between the core and the component is about 7 milli-arcsecond; the position angle is −125 degrees. In principle, OQ208 is not an ideal VLBI calibrator of flux density. This paper provides the structural information for correcting the structure effect when OQ208 is to be used as a calibrator. 相似文献
1 INTRODUCTIONObservations of the most famous starburst galaxy M82 with the High-Resolution Cameraon board the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, showed that there are nine sources in the celltral11 x 11 region, but no son-roe was detected at the galactic center (Matsumoto et al. 2001).Comparing the observations on 1999 October 28 and those on 2000 January 20, the authorsfound an extremely large time variability of the source CXO M82 J095550.2 694047, which islocated gll away from the galact… 相似文献
The equilibrium of a self gravitating cylindrical polytrope with a general magnetic field and rotation has been discussed.
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It is assumed that the two-fold disc-wide symmetry of spirals is caused by density waves, but also the potential of a bar
component may have a significant influence on structural properties. The strength of the bar component appears to be anti-correlated
with the degree of symmetry of star-forming regions in the spiral arms (Rozas et al., 1998). We present new results of R and
Hα surface photometry of a sample of bright barred spirals. A photometric decompositon of the galaxy components is carried
out in order to make a more accurate measurement of the strength of the bar and its interrelation to gas and stars in the
disc.
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Evolutionary synthesis models have been used to study the physical properties of unresolved populations in a wide range of
scenarios. Unfortunately, their self-consistency is difficult to test and there are some theoretical open questions without
an answer: (1) The change of the homology relations assumed in the computation of isochrones due to the effect of stellar
winds (or rotation) and the discontinuities in the stellar evolution are not considered. (2) There is no consensus about how
the isochrones must be integrated. (3) The discreteness of the stellar populations (that produce an intrinsic statistical
dispersion) usually are not taken into account, and model results are interpreted in a deterministic way instead of a statistical
one. The objective of this contribution is to present some inconsistencies in the computation and some cautions in the application
of the results of such codes.
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