Bibcode
Pesce, J. E.; Sambruna, R. M.; Urry, C. M.; Scarpa, R.
Bibliographical reference
American Astronomical Society, HEAD Meeting #5, #03.02; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 32, p.1186
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2000
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Description
We present the results from a short (10 ks) Chandra GO1 observation of
the nearby (z=0.051) radio source 3C371. The source is known to exhibit
a 4.5arcsec-long radio synchrotron jet which was detected at optical
wavelengths with ground-based observations and in our HST data. The jet
is clearly detected in our Chandra exposure (which was optimized for
different scientific purposes), with a total of 300 counts in 0.2-8 keV.
X-ray emission is detected from the two brightest optical knots at 4.5
and 1.7arcsec from the core, as well as diffuse inter-knot flux. In this
poster, we will discuss the multiwavelength structure of the jet
comparing the Chandra data to the HST and radio observations. We will
construct the radio-to-X-ray spectral energy distributions of individual
knots and discuss the origin of the X-ray emission from the jet in light
of current models. The authors would like to acknowledge support from
NASA Grants NAG5-4801 (JEP) and NAG5-7925 (RMS).