2015/07/31 by Manel Perucho, M. Perucho
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena #Intergalactic medium #Intergalactic travel #Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology #Radio astronomy #Radio frequency #Radio galaxy #Radio wave #X-shaped radio galaxy #astro-ph.GA #astro-ph.HE
paper · pdf · doi:10.1002/asna.201512258
Submitted for publication in Astronomische Nachrichten. Review contribution to the proceedings of the 5th Workshop on CSS and GPS radio sources, held in Rimini (Italy) in May 2015. Applied some minor corrections as suggested by the referee and updated the bibliography
arxiv created 2015/09/02 · openalex publication_date 2016/02/01 · arxiv updated 2016/03/16 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
Abstract Baldwin (1982) wrote that “the distribution of sources in the radio luminosity, P , overall physical size, D , diagram” could be considered as “the radio astronomer's H‐R diagram”. However, unlike the case of stars, not only the intrinsic properties of the jets, but also those of the host galaxy and the intergalactic medium are relevant to explain the evolutionary tracks of radio radio sources. In this contribution I review the current status of our understanding of the evolution of radio sources from a theoretical and numerical perspective, using the P ‐ D diagram as a framework. An excess of compact (linear size ≤10 kpc) sources could be explained by low‐power jets being decelerated within the host galaxy, as shown by recent numerical simulations. Finally, I discuss the possible tracks that radio sources may follow within this diagram, and the physical processes that can explain the different tracks. (© 2016 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)