Inverse Compton Scattering in Quasar Radio Lobes and the Spectrum of Relativistic Electrons

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Sep 2000

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Chandra Proposal ID #02700484

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Chandra Proposal Id #02700484

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We propose to exploit the high spatial resolution and sensitivity of Chandra to observe 3 powerful steep spectrum radio loud quasars with the aim to study the extended Inverse Compton (IC) emission from the radio lobes. According to theoretical models (Brunetti et al. 1997) IC scattering of the infrared and optical nuclear radiation field from mildly relativistic electrons (gamma about 100-300) results in soft X--ray emission coincident with radio lobes. Furthermore, due to the scattering configuration, the IC X--ray luminosity is expected to be much higher in the radio lobe associated with the counter--jet. A positive detection of this effect would allow to measure the low energy electron spectrum, to constrain the magnetic field energy density and to test the equipartition hypothesis.

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