Radio Source / ICM Interactions

Interactions between radio sources and hot, X-ray gas were seen in a few cases with ROSAT (Perseus, Boehringer et al. 1993; A4059, Huang & Sarazin 1998; A2052, Rizza et al. 2000).
Numerous more examples have been found with Chandra, and they can now be studied in much more detail.
In general, the radio sources displace the X-ray gas, which, in turn, confines and distorts the radio lobes. The radio sources create cavities or “bubbles” in the X-ray gas.

Interactions between radio sources and hot, X-ray gas were seen in a few cases with ROSAT (Perseus, Boehringer et al. 1993; A4059, Huang & Sarazin 1998; A2052, Rizza et al. 2000).