Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2000-11-28
Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.321:L15,2001
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
5 pages, accepted for publication as a Letter in MNRAS
Scientific paper
10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04236.x
We present X-ray imaging spectroscopy of the extremely luminous infrared galaxy IRAS 09104+4109 (z=0.442) obtained with the Chandra X-ray Observatory. With the arcsec resolution of Chandra, an unresolved source at the nucleus is separated from the surrounding cluster emission. A strong iron K line at 6.4 keV on a very hard continuum is detected from the nuclear source, rendering IRAS 09104+4109 the most distant reflection-dominated X-ray source known. Combined with the BeppoSAX detection of the excess hard X-ray emission, it provides further strong support to the presence of a hidden X-ray source of quasar luminosity in this infrared galaxy. Also seen is a faint linear structure to the North, which coincides with the main radio jet. An X-ray deficit in the corresponding region suggests an interaction between the cluster medium and the jet driven by the active nucleus.
Ettori Stefano
Fabian Andrea C.
Iwasawa Kashuzi
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