11 papers
An Inverse-Compton-Boosted Cool Core Unifies Perseus's Radio and X-ray Halos
Philip F. Hopkins, Emily M. Silich, Jack Sayers +2
Perseus is the brightest X-ray strong cool-core (SCC) cluster, with a bright central radio and -ray source plus low-frequency radio mini and giant halos. It is the archetype of…
Cosmic Rays on Galaxy Scales: Progress and Pitfalls for CR-MHD Dynamical Models
Philip F. Hopkins
Recent years have seen many arguments for cosmic rays (CRs) as an important influence on galactic and circumgalactic (CGM) physics, star and galaxy formation. We present a pedagogi…
Effects of Varied Cosmic Ray Feedback from AGN on Massive Galaxy Properties
Charvi Goyal, Sam B. Ponnada, Philip F. Hopkins +3
Active galactic nuclei (AGN) provide energetic feedback necessary to `turn off' star formation in high-mass galaxies (M 10 M, $10.4 \leq \log(…
Observational Implications of Cosmic Ray-Inverse Compton 'Boosted' Cool Cores in Clusters
Philip F. Hopkins, Emily Silich, Jack Sayers +2
X-ray luminous cool-core (CC) galaxy clusters contain powerful cosmic ray (CR) sources. High-energy CRs powering GHz synchrotron lose energy rapidly, but long-lived (~Gyr-old) popu…
Strong Evidence for Cosmic Ray-Supported L Galaxy Halos via X-ray \& tSZ Constraints
Sam B. Ponnada, Philip F. Hopkins, Yue Samuel Lu +3
Many state-of-the-art galaxy simulations featuring traditional feedback modes have significant challenges producing enough extended soft X-ray ( keV) emission at R $\si…
Cosmic Rays Masquerading as Cool Cores: An Inverse-Compton Origin for Cool Core Cluster Emission
Philip F. Hopkins, Eliot Quataert, Emily M. Silich +3
X-ray bright cool-core (CC) clusters contain luminous radio sources accelerating cosmic ray (CR) leptons at prodigious rates. Near the acceleration region, high-energy leptons prod…