Tracking the Aftermath of the Giant Flare in the M87 Jet

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Sep 2008

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Chandra proposal ID #10700119

Computer Science

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We request a continuation of our monitoring of the M87 jet. The primary driver is the large X-ray/Optical outburst of the jet knot, HST-1. Both the optical and X-ray intensities peaked at a level 50 times larger than that found in year 2000. We have also now detected superluminal motions of radio components of HST-1 with the VLBA. Many of the characteristics of these events are similar to blazar variability but HST-1 is clearly resolved from the nuclear emission of M87 at a projected distance of 60pc. We are coordinating our program with ground based gamma ray experiments which are monitoring M87, and GLAST should be operational during the AO10 Chandra year, thereby providing the possibility of confirming the predicted inverse Compton emission from the compact component(s) of HST-1.

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