X-rays from jets and lobes
Abstract
The current status of X-ray detections (and non-detections) of radio jets and lobes is presented. High resolution images obtained with the Einstein Observatory reveal X-ray emission associated with jet and lobe components of Virgo A, Centaurus A, 3C273, and possibly other radio structures. The Vir A and Cen A jet emission is probably s ynchrotron in origin, requiring in situ particle acceleration to extremely high energies. Inverse Compton emission is the likely cause of asymmetrical X-ray features in the halo of Vir A, supporting the assumption of equipartition.
- Publication:
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Astrophysical Jets
- Pub Date:
- 1983
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 1983ASSL..103..165F
- Keywords:
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- Galactic Radiation;
- Plasma Jets;
- Radio Galaxies;
- X Ray Sources;
- Compton Effect;
- Heao 2;
- Synchrotron Radiation;
- Astrophysics