Centaurus A: Interaction of a Radio Source with its Environment

Details Centaurus A: Interaction of a Radio Source with its Environment Centaurus A: Interaction of a Radio Source with its Environment

Sep 2009

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009cfdd.confe..50n&link_type=abstract

Chandra's First Decade of Discovery, Proceedings of the conference held 22-25 September, 2009 in Boston, MA. Edited by Scott Wo

Physics

Resolved Agn Jet Structures

Scientific paper

Deep Chandra observations have been used to investigate the impact of Centaurus A, the nearest extragalactic radio source, on its environment. The southwest radio lobe drives a shock into the interstellar medium. In low density regions where the shock is strong, X-ray emission from the shocked gas is predominantly synchrotron radiation. The radio jet to the northeast also shows significant X-ray synchrotron emission. A simple flow model for the jet requires significant dissipation within the jet, most likely due to the entrainment of mass lost by stars lying in the path of the jet. Some implications will be discussed.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Centaurus A: Interaction of a Radio Source with its Environment does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Centaurus A: Interaction of a Radio Source with its Environment, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Centaurus A: Interaction of a Radio Source with its Environment will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-836647