Validity of a single radio luminosity–jet power conversion

Assess the validity and limitations of applying a single conversion from radio luminosity to jet power (e.g., Q ∝ L_1.4GHz^0.68) across compact and complex radio AGN populations, and determine whether morphology, physical size, environment, spectral index, or accretion mode necessitate multi-parameter or mode-dependent jet power calibrations.

Background

Incidence analyses in this work rely on converting radio luminosity to jet power to paper the mass-scaled kinetic power distribution. The authors note multiple caveats in jet power inference and highlight that employing a single L_R-to-Q relation may be inadequate across diverse radio AGN morphologies and environments.

They specifically point to uncertainties stemming from source size, spectral index, cavity scaling, and environmental effects, motivating improved or conditional conversions.