Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1998-04-20
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
6 pages latex, including 3 postscript figures. Uses psfig and LAMUPHYS (Springer) macro. To be published in 'The M87 Ringberg
Scientific paper
10.1007/BFb0106424
We describe asymmetrical features in a long exposure X-ray map of M87 made with the ROSAT High Resolution Imager (HRI). A bright triangular region is marked by a linear `spur' along one edge. The structure of this spur suggests an interpretation of a tangential view of a shock front 18 kpc long. None of the brighter features are spatially coincident with radio or optical structures so we concur with earlier investigators that most of the emission arises from thermal processes.
Biretta John A.
Harris Daniel E.
Junor William
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