The Double-Episode Jet Genesis of the eROSITA and Fermi Bubbles (2507.13665v1)

Abstract: The Fermi and eROSITA bubbles are two pairs of large diffuse multi-band structures detected in our Milky Way galaxy, yet their origins remain uncertain. Using three-dimensional hydrodynamic simulations, we investigate the model where these bubbles were produced by two successive active galactic nucleus jet activities from the Galactic center, with their edges delineated by the correspondingly driven forward shocks. Our simulations successfully reproduce the observed morphology, multi-band X-ray surface brightness distributions between 0.11 and 2.04 keV, and O viii/O vii line ratios, matching ROSAT and eROSITA observations. The results indicate that the first jet pair, launched 15 Myr ago, created the eROSITA bubbles, now extending to ~15 kpc with gas temperatures of ~0.25 keV. The second jet pair, launched 5 Myr ago, produced the Fermi bubbles, currently reaching ~10 kpc with temperatures of 0.3--0.4 keV. The sharp edges of the eROSITA and Fermi bubbles are naturally explained by the forward shocks in this double-episode jet scenario. Our findings support a Galactic-scale origin for these structures and suggest episodic jet activities from the Galactic center.