The Environment of the Inner Jets in 3C31: Testing Deceleration Models

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Sep 2000

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000cxo..prop..665h&link_type=abstract

Chandra Proposal ID #02700512

Physics

Chandra Proposal Id #02700512

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There is much observational evidence that the jets in low-power radio galaxies decelerate from relativistic to sub-relativistic speeds on scales of 1-10 kpc from the active nucleus. Deceleration is thought to be due to entrainment of external matter. All models in which deceleration takes place by entrainment require a steep pressure gradient in the external X-ray-emitting gas to stabilize the jet. 3C31 is probably the best-studied low-power radio galaxy with jets of this kind and our excellent radio maps allow us to make a firm prediction of the pressure gradient within a few kpc of the active nucleus. Chandra's high resolution will allow us to determine whether the X-ray emission corresponding to this gradient is really present, and so to test deceleration models.

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