Inverse Compton Scattering in Powerful Radio Galaxies: Constraining the Electron Spectrum

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Sep 2001

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Chandra Proposal ID #03700247

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Chandra Proposal Id #03700247

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We propose to exploit the high spatial resolution and sensitivity of Chandra to observe 3 powerful radio galaxies with the aim to study the extended inverse Compton (IC) emission from the radio lobes. In the framework of the unified scheme linking powerful radio galaxies and quasars, the IC scattering of nuclear radiation from relativistic electrons with Lorentz factor of about 100-300 results in soft X-ray emission coincident with radio lobes (Brunetti et al., 1997). Furthermore, due to the scattering configuration, the IC X-ray brightness is expected to be much higher in the radio lobe associated with the counter-jet. The study of the resulting X-ray spectrum and luminosity allows to measure the low energy electron spectrum and to constrain the energetics of radio lobes.

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