Faraday rotation variations along radio jets: the magnetic field in galaxy and group halos

(2) University of Sydney; (3) Nrao; (4) INAF - Istituto di Radioastronomia; A. H. Bridle (3); Bologna); J. R. Canvin (2); P. Parma (4) ((1) ESO; R. A. Laing (1); W. D. Cotton (3)

arxiv: astro-ph/0603645 · v1 · submitted 2006-03-23 · 🌌 astro-ph

Faraday rotation variations along radio jets: the magnetic field in galaxy and group halos

R. A. Laing (1) , J. R. Canvin (2) , W. D. Cotton (3) , A. H. Bridle (3) , P. Parma (4) ((1) ESO , (2) University of Sydney , (3) Nrao , (4) INAF - Istituto di Radioastronomia

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Our modelling of FR I radio jets as decelerating, relativistic flows allows us to derive their orientations accurately. We present images of Faraday rotation for two of these these objects (3C 31 and NGC 315) and show that the fluctuations of rotation measure (RM) are larger in the fainter (receding) jets, as expected if the rotation occurs in the hot galaxy/group halos. The gas density is much lower in NGC 315 and the RM fluctuations are only just detectable.

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Faraday rotation variations along radio jets: the magnetic field in galaxy and group halos

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