The Large Scale X-ray Emission from M87
Astrophysics
2009-10-30 v1
Abstract
We describe asymmetrical features in a long exposure X-ray map of M87 made with the ROSAT High Resolution Imager (HRI). A bright triangular region is marked by a linear `spur' along one edge. The structure of this spur suggests an interpretation of a tangential view of a shock front 18 kpc long. None of the brighter features are spatially coincident with radio or optical structures so we concur with earlier investigators that most of the emission arises from thermal processes.
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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9804200,
title = {The Large Scale X-ray Emission from M87},
author = {D. E. Harris and J. A. Biretta and W. Junor},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9804200},
year = {2009}
}
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6 pages latex, including 3 postscript figures. Uses psfig and LAMUPHYS (Springer) macro. To be published in 'The M87 Ringberg Workshop', September 1997, Springer Lecture Notes in Physics Series, Roeser and Meisenheimer, eds