期刊
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL LETTERS
卷 698, 期 1, 页码 L14-L17出版社
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/698/1/L14
关键词
galaxies: active; galaxies: clusters: general; methods: numerical; MHD; turbulence
资金
- LDRD
- IGPP
- NSF [ASST-0708960]
We present self-consistent cosmological magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations that simultaneously follow the formation of a galaxy cluster and the magnetic field ejection by an active galactic nucleus (AGN). We find that the magnetic fields ejected by the AGNs, though initially distributed in relatively small volumes, can be transported throughout the cluster and be further amplified by the intracluster medium (ICM) turbulence during the cluster formation process. The ICM turbulence is shown to be generated and sustained by the frequent mergers of smaller halos. Furthermore, a cluster-wide dynamo process is shown to exist in the ICM and amplify the magnetic field energy and flux. The total magnetic energy in the cluster can reach similar to 10(61) erg while micro Gauss (mu G) fields can distribute over similar to Mpc scales throughout thewhole cluster. This finding shows that magnetic fields from AGNs, being further amplified by the ICM turbulence through small-scale dynamo processes, can be the origin of cluster-wide magnetic fields.
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