The eMERLIN and EVN view of FR0 radio galaxies

Abstract

We present the results from high-resolution observations carried out with the eMERLIN UK-array and the European VLBI network (EVN) for a sample of 15 FR0s, i.e. compact core-dominated radio sources associated with nearby early-type galaxies (ETGs) which represent the bulk of the local radio galaxy population. The 5-GHz eMERLIN observations available for 5 objects exhibit sub-mJy core components, and reveal pc-scale twin jets for 4 out of 5 FR0s once the eMERLIN and JVLA archival visibilities data are combined. The 1.66-GHz EVN observations available for 10 FR0s display one- and two-sided jetted morphologies and compact cores. The pc-scale core emission contributes, on average, to about one tenth of the total extended radio emission, although we note a increasing core contribution for flat/inverted-spectrum sources. We found an unprecedented linear correlation between the pc-scale core luminosity ($\sim$10${}^{21.3}$-10${}^{23.6}$ W Hz${}^{-1}$) and [O III] line luminosity, generally considered as proxy of the accretion power, for a large sample of LINER-type radio-loud low-luminosity active nuclei, all hosted in massive ETGs, which include FR0s and FRIs. This result represents further evidence of a common jet-disc coupling in FR0s and FRIs, despite they differ in kpc-scale radio structure. For our objects and for other FR0 samples reported in the literature, we estimate the jet brightness sidedness ratios, which typically range between 1 and 3. This parameter roughly gauges the jet bulk Lorentz factor $\Gamma$, which turns out to range between 1 and 2.5 for most of the sample. This corroborates the scenario that FR0s are characterized by mildly-relativistic jets, possibly as a result of lower spinning black holes (BHs) than the highly-spinning BHs of relativistic-jetted radio galaxies, FRIs.

arXiv commentAccepted for publication in the Special Issue of Galaxies, for the conference 'A New Window on the Radio Emission from Galaxies, Galaxy Clusters and Cosmic Web: Current Status and Perspectives'. 24 pages, 6 figures

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