Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-05-21
Astrophys.J. 614 (2004) 615-625
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
28 pages with 9 figures. Revised version corrects eq. A1 & A4 (which incorrectly divided by 4pi) and entries in tables. Minor
Scientific paper
10.1086/423800
We present Chandra X-ray (0.2-8 keV) and Very Large Array radio (15 and 5 GHz) images of the $\gamma$-ray bright, superluminal quasar 0827+243. The X-ray jet bends sharply--by ~90 deg., presumably amplified by projection effects--5'' from the core. Only extremely weak radio emission is detected between the nuclear region and the bend. The X-ray continuum spectrum of the combined emission of the knots is rather flat, with a slope of $-0.4\pm 0.2$, while the 5-15 GHz spectra are steeper for knots detected in the radio. These characteristics, as well as non-detection of the jet in the optical band by the Hubble Space Telescope, pose challenges to models for the spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of the jet features. The SEDs could arise from pure synchrotron emission from either a single or dual population of relativistic electrons only if the minimum electron energy per unit mass $\gamma_{\min} \gtrsim 1000$. Alternatively, the X-ray emission could result from inverse Compton scattering of the Cosmic Microwave Background photons by electrons with Lorentz factors as low as $\gamma \sim 15$. In all models, the bulk Lorentz factor of the jet flow $\Gamma\gtrsim 20$ found on parsec scales must continue without substantial deceleration out to 800 kpc (deprojected) from the nucleus. Deceleration does appear to occur at and beyond the sharp bend, such that the flow could be only mildly relativistic at the end of the jet.
Jorstad Svetlana
Marscher Alan
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