The Structure and Physics of Extragalactic Jets

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Sep 2003

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2003cxo..prop.1541p&link_type=abstract

Chandra Proposal ID #05701071

Physics

Chandra Proposal Id #05701071

Scientific paper

Jets are among the most spectacular and extreme phenomena in the universe. Chandra is a powerful tool for jet physics, providing sensitive probes of the highest energy electrons, the electron energy distribution and magnetic field strength. HST polarimetry and imaging are by far the best complement to Chandra images, allowing the construction of SEDs for each knot and direct constraints on the magnetic field and jet configuration. For low-z objects, this allows direct diagnosis of the presence and sites of particle acceleration. We propose Chandra imaging of 3C264, the nearest and brightest optical jet not to have been observed so far, to complement our HST imaging and polarimetry. This will yield stringent constraints at the highest possible resolution (within a few radiative lifetimes).

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