Inverse-Compton Emission from the Lobes of 3C353
Goodger, Joanna; Hardcastle, M.J.; Croston, J.H.
Date: 2008
Citation: Goodger , J , Hardcastle , M J & Croston , J H 2008 , ' Inverse-Compton Emission from the Lobes of 3C353 ' . in Extragalactic Jets: Theory and Observation from Radio to Gamma Ray . ASP Conf Series , vol. 386 , Astronomical Society of the Pacific , pp. 363-365 .
Abstract:
Analysis of the radio synchrotron and X-ray inverse-Compton emission from radio-loud active galaxies allows us to determine their particle ac- celeration processes and electron energy spectra. Previous studies have provided new constraints on the total energy budget and particle content of powerful radio galaxies and quasars; however, in most cases the sources are too faint in the X-ray to obtain spatial information. We present archival and new multi-frequency radio observations from the VLA and GMRT, and XMM-Newton observations of the bright FRII radio galaxy 3C353 which lies on the edge of the X-ray-luminous cluster Zw 1718.1-0108. The X-ray observations detect both the inverse-Compton emission from the radio galaxy lobes and thermal emission from the hot phase of the intracluster medium. We discuss the properties of the particle energy spectrum as a function of position in the lobe, as well as the properties of the merging cluster.
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