Current Problems for X-ray Emission from Radio Jets

Details Current Problems for X-ray Emission from Radio Jets Current Problems for X-ray Emission from Radio Jets

2000-12-17

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0012374v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

9 pages (including 2 figures) to be published in 'Particles and Fields in Radio Galaxies', an ASP Conference Series on the pro

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A list is presented of known extragalactic radio jets which also have associated X-ray emission. The canonical emission processes for the production of X-rays are reviewed and the sources are categorized on the basis of our current understanding. Although it seems clear that the X-ray emission is non-thermal, the two competing processes, synchrotron and inverse Compton emissions, arise from extremely high energy (synchrotron) or extremely low energy (beaming models with IC emission), relativistic electrons. Only synchrotron self-Compton emission from a few hotspots provides information on the `normal' energy range of the electrons responsible for the observed radio emission.

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