Synchrotron self-Compton Emission from the Radio Hot Spots of Cygnus A

Details Synchrotron self-Compton Emission from the Radio Hot Spots of Cygnus A Synchrotron self-Compton Emission from the Radio Hot Spots of Cygnus A

Jul 2001

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2001hst..prop.9123w&link_type=abstract

HST Proposal ID #9123

Computer Science

Hst Proposal Id #9123 Agn/Quasars

Scientific paper

We have recently studied the radio galaxy Cygnus A in X-rays with Chandra. All four of the radio hot spots are detected with similar morphologies to the radio maps. The X-ray emission is almost certainly synchrotron self- Compton emission from the radio synchrotron emitting electrons. The predictions of this model are in excellent agreement with the Chandra spectra and also imply a magnetic field strength close to equipartition. We propose here to image the predicted SSC emission from the hot spots in the optical with HST. Our goals are a} to confirm the optical fluxes predicted by the SSC model, and b} to use the radio synchrotron and optical SSC brightness distributions at eq 0.1 arc sec resolution to determine the internal structures of the magnetic fields and relativistic particles within the two brighter hot spots {A and D}.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Synchrotron self-Compton Emission from the Radio Hot Spots of Cygnus A 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 Synchrotron self-Compton Emission from the Radio Hot Spots of Cygnus A, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Synchrotron self-Compton Emission from the Radio Hot Spots of Cygnus A will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1200554