Chandra Observations of Radio-Loud Quasars at z > 4: X-rays from the Radio Beacons of the Early Universe

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2004-04-27

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0404543v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

12 pages, The Astronomical Journal, in press

Scientific paper

10.1086/422019

We present the results of Chandra observations of six radio-loud quasars (RLQs) and one optically bright radio-quiet quasar (RQQ) at z = 4.1-4.4. These observations cover a representative sample of RLQs with moderate radio-loudness (R ~ 40-400), filling the X-ray observational gap between optically selected RQQs and the five known blazars at z > 4 (R ~ 800-27000). We study the relationship between X-ray luminosity and radio-loudness for quasars at high redshift and constrain RLQ X-ray continuum emission and absorption. From a joint spectral fit of nine moderate-R RLQs observed by Chandra, we find tentative evidence for absorption above the Galactic N_H, with a best-fit neutral intrinsic column density of N_H = 2.4^{+2.0}_{-1.8} x 10^{22} cm^{-2}, consistent with earlier claims of increased absorption toward high-redshift RLQs. We also search for evidence of an enhanced jet-linked component in the X-ray emission due to the increased energy density of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) at high redshift, but we find neither spatial detections of X-ray jets nor a significant enhancement in the X-ray emission relative to comparable RLQs at low-to-moderate redshifts. Overall, the z ~ 4-5 RLQs have basic X-ray properties consistent with comparable RLQs in the local universe, suggesting that the accretion/jet mechanisms of these objects are similar as well.

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