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 -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.

Neronov, A., Vazza, F., Brandenburg, A., Caprini, C. (2025). Intergalactic magnetism in a γ-ray beam as a model of Porphyrion. ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS, 696, 1-5 [10.1051/0004-6361/202453099].

Intergalactic magnetism in a γ-ray beam as a model of Porphyrion

Vazza F.
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2025

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 -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.
2025
Neronov, A., Vazza, F., Brandenburg, A., Caprini, C. (2025). Intergalactic magnetism in a γ-ray beam as a model of Porphyrion. ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS, 696, 1-5 [10.1051/0004-6361/202453099].
Neronov, A.; Vazza, F.; Brandenburg, A.; Caprini, C.
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