Extended inverse Compton emission from distant powerful radio galaxies

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We and others have discovered extended X-ray emission around several distant powerful radio galaxies. The emission is likely from inverse Compton scattering of CMB photons, the energy density of which rises steeply with redshift. The X-ray emission gives the best estimate of the total energy injected as relativistic electrons into the surroundings since the X-ray emitting electrons last longer. Considerable energy is injected which affects the gas properties of the host galaxy, group or cluster. All massive galaxies may have passed through such a phase. We propose to study a sample of similarly powerful and distant radio galaxies to understand how common the phenomenon is and which radio source parameters are the best indicators of extended X-ray emission.

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