Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-06-15
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
12 pages, 9 figures. Accepted for publication in MNRAS. Version with full-resolution images at http://www.star.bris.ac.uk/~jud
Scientific paper
10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08118.x
We report the detection of multiple components of X-ray emission from the two FR-II radio galaxies 3C 223 and 3C 284, based on new XMM-Newton observations. We attribute the detected X-ray emission from the lobes of both sources to inverse-Compton scattering of cosmic microwave background photons. With this model, we find that the magnetic field strength in the lobes is at the equipartition value for 3C 284, and within a factor of two of the equipartition value for 3C 223. We also detect group-scale hot atmospheres around both sources, and determine temperatures and pressures in the gas. The lobes of both sources are in pressure balance with the hot-gas environments, if the lobes contain only the synchrotron-emitting particles and the measured magnetic field strength. The core spectra of both sources contain an unabsorbed soft component, likely to be related to the radio jet, and an additional heavily absorbed power-law component. 3C 223 also displays a bright (EW ~ 500 eV) Fe K-alpha emission line.
Birkinshaw Mark
Croston Judith H.
Hardcastle Martin J.
Worrall Diana Mary
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