Dynamical and chemical effects of FR II radio sources on the intra - cluster medium

We investigate the effects of intermittent strong jets from an Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) of a massive galaxy in the core of a cool core galaxy cluster, on the dynamics and metal distribution of the intra-cluster medium (ICM). We use a simple model for the metal distribution within the host galaxy which includes metal injection via star formation. We carry out 2D axisymmetric hydrodynamic simulations of these systems. After having established a cooling flow, two light jets are injected in opposite directions with a range of (intermittent) active phases. We follow the time evolution of the system from the jets’ active phases up to 3Gyr. The general metallicity evolution for all our simulations is very similar on large-scales. The convective flows driven by the jets advect gas and metals from the central galaxy to distances beyond 1.5Mpc within the cluster. Intermittent jets are able to distribute metals to grater radii. The metal injection has effects on the general metal abundances present in the ICM, the faster the metal replenishment time the higher the metal abundance. Although metallicity gradients in the very central regions of cool core clusters are likely to be shaped by less-energetic phenomena, we find evidence in our simulations for metallicity gradients similar to those observed out to ∼ 400kpc radius. The metal distribution details of the central galaxy have no effects on the dynamical evolution of the ICM metals.