Jet-driven shocks and turbulence in radio-loud Active Galactic Nuclei observed with JWST MIRI/MRS
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| author | Riffel, Rogemar A. Souza-Oliveira, Gabriel L. Colina, Luis Alonso-Herrero, Almudena Bianchin, Marina Dasyra, Kalliopi M. Evangelista, Lorenzo Goold, Kameron Guillard, Pierre Riffel, Rogério Seth, Anil Storchi-Bergmann, Thaisa Zakamska, Nadia Araujo-Santos, Samile Audibert, Anelise Bellocchi, Enrica Campbell, Steph Combes, Françoise Couto, Guilherme S. Costa-Souza, José Henrique Davies, Richard I. de Mellos, Maitê S. Z. Díaz-Santos, Tanio Donnan, Fergus R. García-Bernete, Ismael García-Burillo, Santiago Muñoz, Laura Hermosa Hicks, Erin K. S. Labiano, Alvaro Lopez-Rodriguez, Enrique Mainieri, Vincenzo Packham, Christopher Santaella, Miguel Pereira Almeida, Cristina Ramos Ricci, Claudio Vieira, Lucas Ramos U, Vivian |
| author_facet | Riffel, Rogemar A. Souza-Oliveira, Gabriel L. Colina, Luis Alonso-Herrero, Almudena Bianchin, Marina Dasyra, Kalliopi M. Evangelista, Lorenzo Goold, Kameron Guillard, Pierre Riffel, Rogério Seth, Anil Storchi-Bergmann, Thaisa Zakamska, Nadia Araujo-Santos, Samile Audibert, Anelise Bellocchi, Enrica Campbell, Steph Combes, Françoise Couto, Guilherme S. Costa-Souza, José Henrique Davies, Richard I. de Mellos, Maitê S. Z. Díaz-Santos, Tanio Donnan, Fergus R. García-Bernete, Ismael García-Burillo, Santiago Muñoz, Laura Hermosa Hicks, Erin K. S. Labiano, Alvaro Lopez-Rodriguez, Enrique Mainieri, Vincenzo Packham, Christopher Santaella, Miguel Pereira Almeida, Cristina Ramos Ricci, Claudio Vieira, Lucas Ramos U, Vivian |
| contents | Jet-cloud interactions are a key manifestation of Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) feedback on nuclear scales, distinct from the large-scale radio-mode feedback that suppresses gas cooling in galaxy halos. On these smaller scales, radio jets can inject energy and momentum into the interstellar medium (ISM), shaping the physical and kinematic properties of the nuclear and circumnuclear regions of galaxies. Using JWST MIRI/MRS observations of seven nearby radio-loud AGN (3C293, 3C305, Centaurus A, Cygnus A, IC5063, NGC1052, and M87), we investigate jet-driven turbulence in both the warm molecular and ionized gas phases. By combining spatially resolved H$_2$/PAH flux ratios with diagnostic line ratios of the ionized gas, we constrain the dominant H$_2$ excitation processes and assess the impact of radio jet--ISM interactions on the multiphase gas. We find that radio jets drive enhanced turbulence in both molecular and ionized (traced by [FeII], [NeII] and [NeIII] lines) gas, not only along but also perpendicular to the jet axis, indicating that jet--ISM interactions extend beyond the collimated jet channel and affect the nuclear environment. Strong correlations between the H$_2$/PAH ratio, the H$_2$ excitation temperature, and shock-sensitive ionized-gas tracers indicate that jet-driven shocks dominate the excitation of the H$_2$ rotational lines in most sources. These results indicate that radio jets are a key driver of multiphase ISM kinematics and excitation in nearby radio-loud galaxies. |
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| publishDate | 2026 |
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| spellingShingle | Jet-driven shocks and turbulence in radio-loud Active Galactic Nuclei observed with JWST MIRI/MRS Riffel, Rogemar A. Souza-Oliveira, Gabriel L. Colina, Luis Alonso-Herrero, Almudena Bianchin, Marina Dasyra, Kalliopi M. Evangelista, Lorenzo Goold, Kameron Guillard, Pierre Riffel, Rogério Seth, Anil Storchi-Bergmann, Thaisa Zakamska, Nadia Araujo-Santos, Samile Audibert, Anelise Bellocchi, Enrica Campbell, Steph Combes, Françoise Couto, Guilherme S. Costa-Souza, José Henrique Davies, Richard I. de Mellos, Maitê S. Z. Díaz-Santos, Tanio Donnan, Fergus R. García-Bernete, Ismael García-Burillo, Santiago Muñoz, Laura Hermosa Hicks, Erin K. S. Labiano, Alvaro Lopez-Rodriguez, Enrique Mainieri, Vincenzo Packham, Christopher Santaella, Miguel Pereira Almeida, Cristina Ramos Ricci, Claudio Vieira, Lucas Ramos U, Vivian Astrophysics of Galaxies Jet-cloud interactions are a key manifestation of Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) feedback on nuclear scales, distinct from the large-scale radio-mode feedback that suppresses gas cooling in galaxy halos. On these smaller scales, radio jets can inject energy and momentum into the interstellar medium (ISM), shaping the physical and kinematic properties of the nuclear and circumnuclear regions of galaxies. Using JWST MIRI/MRS observations of seven nearby radio-loud AGN (3C293, 3C305, Centaurus A, Cygnus A, IC5063, NGC1052, and M87), we investigate jet-driven turbulence in both the warm molecular and ionized gas phases. By combining spatially resolved H$_2$/PAH flux ratios with diagnostic line ratios of the ionized gas, we constrain the dominant H$_2$ excitation processes and assess the impact of radio jet--ISM interactions on the multiphase gas. We find that radio jets drive enhanced turbulence in both molecular and ionized (traced by [FeII], [NeII] and [NeIII] lines) gas, not only along but also perpendicular to the jet axis, indicating that jet--ISM interactions extend beyond the collimated jet channel and affect the nuclear environment. Strong correlations between the H$_2$/PAH ratio, the H$_2$ excitation temperature, and shock-sensitive ionized-gas tracers indicate that jet-driven shocks dominate the excitation of the H$_2$ rotational lines in most sources. These results indicate that radio jets are a key driver of multiphase ISM kinematics and excitation in nearby radio-loud galaxies. |
| title | Jet-driven shocks and turbulence in radio-loud Active Galactic Nuclei observed with JWST MIRI/MRS |
| topic | Astrophysics of Galaxies |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.02663 |