Mapping the Centaurus A Nuclear Region

Details Mapping the Centaurus A Nuclear Region Mapping the Centaurus A Nuclear Region

Sep 2008

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008cxo..prop.2648k&link_type=abstract

Chandra proposal ID #10700750

Physics

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We propose to carry out high-angular resolution HRC-I observations of the early-type galaxy Centaurus A containing the nearest radio-bright AGN, and map the circumnuclear X-ray emission within a radius of 3". Cen A provides a unique opportunity to carry out sub-arcsecond resolution X-ray imaging of the nuclear region, which will result in key constraints on the AGN unified model and the putative torus of gas and dust surrounding the nucleus and the accretion disk. Our goal is to confirm the possible detection of extended emission in the circumnuclear region using early HRC-I observations, obtain the first unambiguous X-ray image of a resolved torus structure in an AGN, and search for jet--environment interactions or AGN-photoionized gas in the circumnuclear regions.

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