The Active Nucleus and 200-KPC X-Ray Jet in NGC 6251

Details The Active Nucleus and 200-KPC X-Ray Jet in NGC 6251 The Active Nucleus and 200-KPC X-Ray Jet in NGC 6251

Sep 2002

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Chandra Proposal ID #04700828

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Chandra Proposal Id #04700828

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The jet of the FRI radio galaxy NGC 6251 is known to be an X-ray source on scales out to 200 kpc from the nucleus, making it the largest-scale FRI X-ray jet known. However, existing observations do not provide adequate information on the structure or spectrum of any of the X-ray jet components or on the spectrum of the active nucleus. We propose to make a sensitive observation of this unique object. We will measure the X-ray spectrum at multiple points along the jet to determine the emission mechanism and search for differences in particle acceleration as a function of distance. We will also determine whether the hot gas around the jet has pressure sufficient to confine it, and we will make a good spectrum of the X-ray nucleus for comparison with radio and optical observations.

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