Alma Mater Studiorum Universit`a degli Studi di Bologna ... - Inaf
Alma Mater Studiorum Universit`a degli Studi di Bologna ... - Inaf
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132 6. Summary and conclusions<br />
5. How common are the regions of enhanced depolarization at the edges of ra<strong>di</strong>o lobes? How<br />
strong is the field and what is its structure? Is there evidence for the presence of a mixing<br />
layer?<br />
It should be possible to address all of these questions using a combination of observations<br />
with the new generation of synthesis arrays (EVLA, e-MERLIN and LOFAR all have wide-band<br />
polarimetric capabilities) and high-resolution X-ray imaging. It will be possible to determine<br />
rotation measures within a single observing band at high spatial resolution, allowing at the same<br />
time a much quicker and more accurate RM determination and the buil<strong>di</strong>ng of larger samples.<br />
Higher resolution and improved image quality will allow sampling of a larger range of spatial<br />
scales and hence improve the constraints on the RM power spectrum. In particular, it should<br />
be possible to determine with certainty whether the power spectrum has the form expected for<br />
Kolmogorov turbulence. An alternative to fitting parametrized functions to the power spectrum is<br />
provided by Bayesian methods, which are non-parametric and should improved error estimates<br />
(Enßlin & Vogt 2005). RM modelling should be conducted in synergy with jet modelling,<br />
which provides constraints on the geometry of the sources and estimates of their jet powers, and<br />
with X-ray observations. Finally more detailed MHD simulations of ra<strong>di</strong>o-source evolution in a<br />
surroun<strong>di</strong>ng magnetised me<strong>di</strong>um are needed.<br />
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