Abstract
We present the detection of a bright 3mm continuum source in the brightest cluster galaxy (BCG) in Abell 0851 (z = 0.411) with the NOrthern Extended Millimeter Array (NOEMA). When this detection is compared to other multifrequency observations across 21cm-100μm, including new Arcminute Microkelvin Imager 15 GHz observations, we find evidence for a relatively flat, variable core source associated with the BCG. The radio power and amplitude of variability observed in this galaxy is consistent with the cores in lower redshift BCGs in X-ray-selected clusters, and the flat mm-cm spectrum is suggestive of the BCG being a low-luminosity active galactic nucleus archetype. The discovery of this system could provide a basis for a long-term study of the role of low-luminosity radio mode 'regulatory' feedback in massive clusters.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | L54–L58 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters |
| Volume | 481 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 31 Aug 2018 |
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| Publication status | Published - 21 Nov 2018 |
Keywords
- astro-ph.GA
- Techniques: interferometric
- Galaxies: clusters: individual: (A851
- Galaxies: elliptical and lenticular
- CD- galaxies: evolution
- Cl 0939+4713)
- Galaxies: clusters: individual:Abell 851