An X-ray view of Pictor A radio lobes: a spatially resolved study

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dc.creatorMigliori, G.
dc.creatorGrandi, P.
dc.creatorPalumbo, G. C. G.
dc.creatorBrunetti, G.
dc.creatorStanghellini, C.
dc.date2007-07-18
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:19:01Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T08:19:01Z
dc.descriptionA spatially resolved analysis of the lobes of the radio galaxy Pictor A has been performed for the first time starting from a 50 ksec XMM-Newton observation. Magnetic field, B_{IC}, particle density, particle to magnetic field energy density ratios have been measured. Our study shows that B_{IC} varies through the lobes. On the contrary, a rather uniform distribution of the particles is observed. In both the lobes, the equipartition magnetic field, B_{eq}, is bigger than the Inverse Compton value, B_{IC}, calculated from the radio to X-ray flux ratio.
dc.description5 pages, 3 figures, to appear in the proceedings of Extragalactic Jets: Theory and Observation from Radio to Gamma Ray, Girdwood (AK), May 2007
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0707.2680
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0707.2680
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/134630
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleAn X-ray view of Pictor A radio lobes: a spatially resolved study
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