Intergalactic magnetism in a

We estimate the magnetic field in the jets of the recently discovered 7 Mpc long Porphyrion system. We used nondetection of the system in gamma-rays to derive a lower bound on the co-moving magnetic field strength at the level of ∼10 nG (comoving). This value is consistent with recent estimates of magnetic fields in the filaments of the large-scale structure. We discuss the possibility that, instead of being the extreme case of a radio jet formation scenario, Porphyrion actually traces a very high-energy γ-ray beam emitted by an active galactic nucleus. In such a model, jets do not need to spread into the voids of the large-scale structure to appear straight on a very large distance range, and several anomalies of the standard radio jet scenarios can be solved at once.

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Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
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2025-04-08
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https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202453099/pdf
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Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
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Intergalactic magnetism in a

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Intergalactic magnetism in a

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Abstract

We estimate the magnetic field in the jets of the recently discovered 7 Mpc long Porphyrion system. We used nondetection of the system in gamma-rays to derive a lower bound on the co-moving magnetic field strength at the level of ∼10 nG (comoving). This value is consistent with recent estimates of magnetic fields in the filaments of the large-scale structure. We discuss the possibility that, instead of being the extreme case of a radio jet formation scenario, Porphyrion actually traces a very high-energy γ-ray beam emitted by an active galactic nucleus. In such a model, jets do not need to spread into the voids of the large-scale structure to appear straight on a very large distance range, and several anomalies of the standard radio jet scenarios can be solved at once.

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