A complete and systematic study of low-redshift 3CRR radio sources with Chandrahas detected strong inverse-Compton (iC) emission from the lobes of the twogiant radio galaxies 3C 35 and 3C 326. We propose 84 ks EPIC integrations forthese exceptionally bright iC sources (a) to compare the distributions of radiosynchrotron and X-ray iC emission with far higher signal/noise than possiblewith Chandra; (b) to measure the X-ray spectrum at ten locations in each sourceto search for spectral changes that might indicate changes in the low-energyelectron populations; and (c) to map the thermal emission from the intergalacticgas that contains the lobe plasma and is being heated by it.
Instrument
EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage
2011-02-17T22:16:39Z/2011-02-19T01:20:43Z
Version
17.56_20190403_1200
Mission Description
The European Space Agencys (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESAs second cornerstone of the Horizon 2000 Science Programme. It carries 3 high throughput X-ray telescopes with an unprecedented effective area, and an optical monitor, the first flown on a X-ray observatory. The large collecting area and ability to make long uninterrupted exposures provide highly sensitive observations. Since Earths atmosphere blocks out all X-rays, only a telescope in space can detect and study celestial X-ray sources. The XMM-Newton mission is helping scientists to solve a number of cosmic mysteries, ranging from the enigmatic black holes to the origins of the Universe itself. Observing time on XMM-Newton is being made available to the scientific community, applying for observational periods on a competitive basis.
European Space Agency, Prof Mark Birkinshaw, 2012, 'The inverse-Compton emission from the lobes of two nearby giant radio galaxies', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-wwab1vr
