Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Scientific paper
2012-02-14
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
17 pages, 5 figures, 4 tables. Accepted for publication in ApJ
Scientific paper
We present the X-ray analysis of a deep ~200 ksec Chandra observation of the compact steep spectrum radio-loud quasar 3C 186 (z=1.06) and investigate the contribution of the unresolved radio jet to the total X-ray emission. The spectral analysis is not conclusive on the origin of the bulk of the X-ray emission. In order to examine the jet contribution to the X-ray flux, we model the quasar spectral energy distribution (SED), adopting several scenarios for the jet emission. For the values of the main physical parameters favored by the observables, a dominant role of the jet emission in the X-ray band is ruled out when a single zone (leptonic) scenario is adopted, even including the contribution of the external photon fields as seed photons for inverse Compton emission. We then consider a structured jet, with the blazar component that- although not directly visible in the X-ray band - provides an intense field of seed synchrotron photons Compton-scattered by electrons in a mildly relativistic knot. In this case the whole X-ray emission can be accounted for if we assume a blazar luminosity within the range observed from flat spectrum radio quasars. The X-ray radiative efficiency of such (structured) jet is intimately related to the presence of a complex velocity structure. The jet emission can provide a significant contribution in X-rays if it decelerates within the host galaxy, on kiloparsec scales. We discuss the implications of this model in terms of jet dynamics and interaction with the ambient medium.
Celotti Annalisa
Migliori Giulia
Siemiginowska Aneta
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