The Luminosity Function of Cluster Radio Relics
msra(2003)
Abstract
In this paper we compute the luminosity function of radio relics. In our
calculation we include only those relics that are produced by the compression
of former radio cocoons. This compression is provided by shocks that are
generated in the process of structure formation. Starting from an analytical
model for the luminosity evolution of ageing radio cocoons, the luminosity
function of radio galaxies and the statistics of shocks as inferred from
cosmological simulations, we are able to make the first estimates of the
brightness distribution of radio relics. The computed luminosity function is
consistent with current observations and predicts that more than $10^3$ radio
relics should be discovered with the upcoming generation of low-frequency radio
telescopes. Moreover, we predict that radio relics are predominantly found in
low-pressure regions outside the cores of clusters.
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Key words
low pressure,radio galaxies,radio telescope,low frequency,structure formation,luminosity function
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