Using Chandra to Understand the TeV Emission from M87

Details Using Chandra to Understand the TeV Emission from M87 Using Chandra to Understand the TeV Emission from M87

Sep 2008

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008cxo..prop.2634h&link_type=abstract

Chandra proposal ID #10700657

Computer Science

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With observational data from VERITAS, HESS, and MAGIC, it appears that there are TeV 'high states' for M87 which can last a few weeks and provide many nightly detections at a level significantly higher than the 'quiet state'. Because we model the TeV emission as IC scattering by the same electrons responsible for X-ray synchrotron emission, we expect that TeV variability will be mirrored in the UV and X-rays. To determine the location of TeV emission and to obtain quasi simultaneous photometry to refine sync/IC calculations, we request a Chandra TOO program on M87 to be triggered by the TeV 'high state' condition. We request a maximum of 90 ks, divided into 5ks observations so as to construct a lightcurve for comparison with those obtained by the Cherenkov observatories.

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