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Revisiting radio synchrotron diagnostics in star-forming galaxies

Maria Werhahn , Christoph Pfrommer , Philipp Girichidis , Joseph Whittingham , L\'ena Jlassi , R\"udiger Pakmor , Rebekka Bieri , Rainer Weinberger

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keywords cosmic ray electronsradio synchrotrongalactic windsadvection transportstar-forming galaxiesspectral indexbremsstrahlungCoulomb losses

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Advection in self-consistently driven galactic winds fails to reproduce the extended vertical radio intensity profiles observed in edge-on galaxies.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The paper models cosmic ray electron evolution in a simulation of a Milky Way-mass galaxy to test common assumptions in radio diagnostics. It establishes that advection-only transport cannot account for the extended radio halos because the gradual acceleration of winds leaves electrons in high-loss regions for too long. This holds even though the observed steepening of spectral indices with height is reproduced. The resulting radio emission is biased to young electrons in dense regions, leading to spectra that differ from the galaxy-integrated electron spectra, and bremsstrahlung and Coulomb losses cannot be neglected.

Core claim

We model radio emission by evolving cosmic ray electron spectra self-consistently along Lagrangian tracer particles in a magnetohydrodynamical simulation of an isolated Milky Way-mass galaxy. This includes injection at supernova remnants, advection with the gas, and spatially and temporally varying radiative losses. Advection-only transport in the self-consistently driven galactic winds fails to reproduce the extended vertical radio intensity profiles observed in edge-on galaxies, despite reproducing the observed steepening of spectral indices with height. This failure occurs because slowly accelerating winds keep electrons in strong cooling environments for too long. Matching the observeded

What carries the argument

Self-consistent time-dependent evolution of cosmic ray electron spectra along Lagrangian tracers in an MHD simulation of a galaxy, incorporating injection, advection, and varying losses.

Load-bearing premise

The MHD simulation accurately captures the spatially and temporally varying wind acceleration, magnetic field structure, and CR electron injection and loss processes without missing key physics.

What would settle it

Radio observations of edge-on galaxies showing extended intensity profiles at heights where the measured wind speed is too low to allow electrons to reach those distances before cooling under the simulated conditions.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2604.20950 by Christoph Pfrommer, Freeke van de Voort, Joseph Whittingham, L\'ena Jlassi, Maria Werhahn, Philipp Girichidis, Rainer Weinberger, Rebekka Bieri, R\"udiger Pakmor, Volker Springel.

**Figure 1.** Figure 1: presents face-on and edge-on radio intensity and spectral index maps at 𝑡 = 1 Gyr for the two modelling approaches considered in this work. This snapshot is representative of the global radio morphology throughout the evolution of the simulated galaxy. We note that the two post-processing models are based on the same underlying simulation and therefore the hydrodynamical quantities, such as the CR proton e… view at source ↗

**Figure 2.** Figure 2: Time evolution of the global edge-on radio synchrotron spectrum (top) and the corresponding spectral index as a function of frequency (bottom; defined as 𝐿𝜈 ∝ 𝜈 −𝛼) between 𝑡 = 1 and 3 Gyr, for the time-dependent modelling with Crest as well as the steady-state model obtained with Crayon+. The spectra are renormalised to the observed data of NGC 891 (Schmidt et al. 2019) at 1.5 GHz but are consistent with … view at source ↗

**Figure 4.** Figure 4: Mass-weighted vertical velocity profile within 𝑅 < 1 kpc below the galactic midplane at 𝑡 = 2 Gyr from the simulation (dark blue; for other simulation times, see Fig. B1). The solid lines indicate the median velocities, with shaded regions showing the 16th–84th percentile ranges. The simulated winds accelerate slowly, reaching velocities of order ∼200 km s−1 only at heights of several kiloparsecs. For comp… view at source ↗

**Figure 5.** Figure 5: Environmental conditions experienced by a tracer particle as it is advected vertically from the disc (𝑧 = 0) to a height of 𝑧 = 4 kpc. From top to bottom, we show the magnetic field strength, gas density, photon energy density (in units of the CMB energy density), and the cooling timescale evaluated at the characteristic electron momentum emitting GHz synchrotron radiation. In the lower panel, the shaded r… view at source ↗

**Figure 6.** Figure 6: Time evolution of CR electron spectra along tracer trajectories assuming either a simulation-like, slowly accelerating vertical velocity profile (left-hand panels) or a linear velocity profile (right-hand panels), which starts with a large velocity in the midplane (see dashed blue line in [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p008_6.png] view at source ↗

**Figure 7.** Figure 7: Galaxy-integrated CR electron spectra (left panels) and the corresponding radio synchrotron spectra (right panels) at 𝑡 = 1 Gyr for different modelling approaches, comparing time-dependent modelling with Crest to steady-state modelling with Crayon+, shown both with diffusion (dotted lines) and without diffusion (dashed lines). The latter are rescaled by a factor of 1.2 to facilitate a direct comparison of … view at source ↗

**Figure 8.** Figure 8: Age-resolved contributions to the radio synchrotron emission in the Crest model at 𝑡 = 1 Gyr. Left: Decomposition of the galaxy-integrated synchrotron spectrum (black) into contributions from CR electrons binned by the time since their last injection event, 𝑡inj (colour-coded). At frequencies ≲ 1 GHz, the emission is dominated by electrons injected 106–107 yr ago, while at higher frequencies the youngest e… view at source ↗

**Figure 9.** Figure 9: Spatial distribution and local environments of CR electron tracer particles in the Crest model at 𝑡 = 1 Gyr. Left: Face-on positions of tracer particles within the disc (|𝑧 | < 1 kpc), colour-coded by the time since their last injection event 𝑡inj (older tracers are plotted first, with younger tracers overlaid to highlight recent injection sites). Young electrons remain concentrated near their SN injection… view at source ↗

**Figure 10.** Figure 10: Spatially resolved electron cooling properties at 𝑡 = 1 Gyr, derived from slices of the relevant gas properties. First panel: Cooling timescale of 1 GeV electrons (including synchrotron, IC, bremsstrahlung and Coulomb losses). Second panel: Cooling timescale evaluated at the electron momentum that emits synchrotron radiation at 1.4 GHz, given the local magnetic field strength. Third panel: Corresponding c… view at source ↗

**Figure 11.** Figure 11: Normalised radio continuum spectra of NGC 891 viewed edge-on, comparing the Crest (solid lines) and steady-state (dashed lines) models at 𝑡 = 1 Gyr. The spectra are normalised to the observed total flux density at 1.5 GHz (Schmidt et al. 2019) by factors of 0.8 (steady-state) and 1.5 (Crest). Top panel: Total luminosity spectrum as a function of frequency. The unabsorbed synchrotron emission (green) is sh… view at source ↗

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Radio continuum observations are widely used to study cosmic ray (CR) electron populations and transport processes in star-forming galaxies, but their interpretation relies on several simplifying assumptions. Here, we revisit three common assumptions: that some vertical radio profiles can be explained by CR advection alone, that radio spectra directly trace the galaxy-wide CR electron spectrum, and that bremsstrahlung and Coulomb losses are negligible for radio-emitting electrons. We model radio emission using time-dependent CR electron evolution in a magnetohydrodynamical simulation of an isolated Milky Way-mass galaxy. CR electron spectra are evolved self-consistently along Lagrangian tracer particles with the CREST framework, including injection at supernova remnants, advection with the gas, and spatially and temporally varying radiative losses. We compare these results to commonly adopted steady-state models. We find that advection-only transport in self-consistently driven galactic winds fails to reproduce the extended vertical radio intensity profiles observed in edge-on galaxies, despite reproducing the observed steepening of spectral indices with height. This is because slowly accelerating winds keep electrons in strong cooling environments for too long. Matching observed radio haloes with advection alone requires unrealistically high midplane wind velocities, implying that additional transport or re-acceleration processes are required. Although galaxy-integrated CR electron spectra at radio-emitting energies are similar across models, the resulting synchrotron spectra differ systematically because radio emission is biased toward young electrons in dense, strongly magnetised regions. Finally, we show that bremsstrahlung and Coulomb losses significantly shape radio spectra even when their loss rate is subdominant and therefore cannot be neglected.

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Advection-only transport fails to match observed radio halos in this sim because winds accelerate too slowly, keeping electrons in cooling zones, while radio emission biases to young electrons and subdominant losses matter.

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The main thing to know is that in their MHD simulation of an isolated Milky Way-mass galaxy, pure advection with the self-consistently driven wind cannot reproduce the extended vertical radio intensity profiles seen in edge-on galaxies. The wind ramps up too gradually, so electrons spend too long in the dense, strongly magnetized midplane and cool before reaching observed heights. Matching the data with advection alone would require unrealistically high midplane velocities, which implies extra transport or re-acceleration is needed. They also show that galaxy-integrated CR electron spectra look similar across models, yet the synchrotron spectra differ because emission favors young electrons in dense regions, and that bremsstrahlung and Coulomb losses shape the radio spectra even when subdominant to synchrotron and inverse Compton losses. This comes from evolving time-dependent CR electron spectra along Lagrangian tracer particles with the CREST framework, including supernova injection and spatially varying losses, then comparing to steady-state assumptions. That direct numerical test of the three common simplifications is the clearest advance over prior analytic or steady-state work. The modeling is solid on its own terms and the questions are relevant for interpreting radio data. The soft spot is that the central advection failure rests on the specific wind acceleration profile from this one run. The simulation lacks explicit CR pressure feedback and resolved supernova clustering, so if real galaxies or other setups accelerate winds faster, the cooling-time problem shrinks and the required velocity threshold moves. They do not show variations in feedback, resolution, or driving mechanism to test how robust that profile is. The abstract also gives no quantitative error bars or exact fit metrics to observations, and details on the synchrotron post-processing are thin. This is for people who model cosmic-ray transport in galaxies or use radio continuum to infer wind properties. A reader focused on numerical galaxy simulations or radio diagnostics will get value from seeing the assumptions tested in a more complete setup. It deserves a serious referee because the numerical approach engages the literature honestly and the findings challenge standard practice, even if revisions for generality and quantitative detail are likely needed. I would send it to peer review.

Referee Report

2 major / 2 minor

Summary. The manuscript models radio synchrotron emission from cosmic ray electrons evolved self-consistently along Lagrangian tracers in an MHD simulation of an isolated Milky Way-mass galaxy using the CREST framework. It concludes that advection-only transport in self-consistently driven galactic winds cannot reproduce the extended vertical radio intensity profiles seen in edge-on galaxies (despite matching the observed spectral index steepening with height) because slowly accelerating winds keep electrons in strong cooling regions too long; matching observations requires unrealistically high midplane velocities. It further finds that galaxy-integrated CR electron spectra are similar across models but synchrotron spectra differ due to bias toward young electrons in dense, magnetized regions, and that bremsstrahlung and Coulomb losses shape radio spectra even when subdominant.

Significance. If the central results hold, the work is significant because it uses time-dependent, spatially varying losses and injection in a simulation to challenge three common simplifying assumptions in radio diagnostics of star-forming galaxies. The demonstration that pure advection fails for realistic wind profiles, combined with the emission bias finding, implies that additional transport or re-acceleration mechanisms are needed and that steady-state interpretations may be systematically biased. The Lagrangian tracer approach with full loss physics is a methodological strength that allows direct comparison to observations.

major comments (2)

[Results on advection transport] Results section on vertical radio profiles: the conclusion that advection-only transport requires unrealistically high midplane wind velocities follows directly from the specific acceleration profile and time electrons spend in the dense midplane in this single MHD run. Without additional simulations varying the feedback prescription, resolution, or inclusion of CR pressure feedback to test robustness of the slow-acceleration regime, the claim that advection fails generally (and thus that extra processes are required) is not fully load-bearing.
[Abstract and §4] Abstract and comparison to observations: no quantitative metrics (e.g., reduced chi-squared, fractional residuals, or exact intensity profile match values with uncertainties) are provided for how severely the advection model fails to reproduce observed edge-on radio halos, weakening the ability to assess the claimed mismatch.

minor comments (2)

[Abstract and Methods] The CREST framework is referenced without a brief description or citation in the abstract or early methods; adding this would improve accessibility.
[Figures] Figure captions for vertical profiles should explicitly state whether observational data points include error bars and how the model profiles were normalized for comparison.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for their positive assessment of the significance of our work and for the constructive major comments. We address each point below and propose revisions to strengthen the manuscript. Our responses aim to clarify the scope of our conclusions while maintaining the integrity of the presented results.

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Referee: Results section on vertical radio profiles: the conclusion that advection-only transport requires unrealistically high midplane wind velocities follows directly from the specific acceleration profile and time electrons spend in the dense midplane in this single MHD run. Without additional simulations varying the feedback prescription, resolution, or inclusion of CR pressure feedback to test robustness of the slow-acceleration regime, the claim that advection fails generally (and thus that extra processes are required) is not fully load-bearing.

Authors: We acknowledge that our analysis is based on a single MHD simulation of an isolated Milky Way-mass galaxy. The slow wind acceleration is indeed a feature of this particular setup, driven by supernova feedback without cosmic ray pressure. We will revise the manuscript to emphasize that our conclusions apply to advection in winds with this acceleration profile, which is typical in many non-CR-feedback simulations. We will add references to other works showing similar wind structures and include a discussion on how CR pressure feedback might change the results. This addresses the concern about generality without requiring new simulations at this stage. We believe the core point that pure advection struggles with realistic wind profiles holds, but we will adjust the language to avoid overgeneralization. revision: partial
Referee: Abstract and §4: no quantitative metrics (e.g., reduced chi-squared, fractional residuals, or exact intensity profile match values with uncertainties) are provided for how severely the advection model fails to reproduce observed edge-on radio halos, weakening the ability to assess the claimed mismatch.

Authors: We agree that quantitative metrics would improve the comparison. In the revised manuscript, we will add specific metrics in §4, such as the exponential scale heights of the radio intensity profiles for our models compared to observed values from edge-on galaxies (e.g., from the CHANG-ES survey or similar studies). We will also report the height where the intensity falls to a certain fraction of the midplane value and discuss the residuals. These will be included with references to the observational data. The abstract will be updated to reflect these quantitative aspects if feasible within the word limit. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; results from direct numerical evolution

full rationale

The paper evolves CR electron spectra self-consistently along Lagrangian tracers in an MHD simulation of an isolated galaxy using the CREST framework, incorporating injection, advection, and spatially varying losses. The central claim that advection-only transport fails to match extended radio halos follows from the simulated wind acceleration timescales and resulting cooling durations, which are outputs of the MHD run rather than inputs defined by the radio data or by construction. Comparisons to steady-state models and observations are explicit forward predictions without parameter fitting to the target profiles or spectra. No load-bearing self-citation reduces the derivation to prior author work; the numerical integration supplies independent content. The conclusion that additional transport or re-acceleration is needed is therefore not tautological.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

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The model rests on standard assumptions about supernova injection of CR electrons and MHD gas dynamics without introducing new fitted free parameters to match the radio data; conclusions arise from discrepancies rather than tuning.

axioms (2)

domain assumption Cosmic ray electrons are injected at supernova remnants with a power-law spectrum
Invoked as the source term in the time-dependent evolution along tracers.
domain assumption Radiative losses (synchrotron, inverse Compton, bremsstrahlung, Coulomb) vary spatially and temporally with local gas density and magnetic field
Core of the CREST framework used to evolve spectra.

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