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A Chandra View of the Multi-scale Structures in Centaurus A

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2016

M. Karovska ,
G. Fabbiano ,
M. Elvis ,
F. Nicastro ,
S. S. Murray  and
R. P. Kraft
M. Karovska
Affiliation:
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
G. Fabbiano
Affiliation:
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
M. Elvis
Affiliation:
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
F. Nicastro
Affiliation:
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
S. S. Murray
Affiliation:
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
R. P. Kraft
Affiliation:
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA

Abstract

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Centaurus A (NGC 5128) is a giant early-type galaxy containing the nearest radio-bright AGN. The high-angular resolution Chandra images of Cen A reveal multi-scale X-ray structures with unprecedented detail and clarity. We present results from our study of X-ray structures surrounding the Cen A nuclear region, including the discovery of giant arc-like structures, extending to about 8 kpc in the direction perpendicular to the jet. We compare the X-ray structures with observations in other wavelengths and discuss their implication for a global understanding of the morphology of Cen A.

Type
Part 8 Active Galaxies and their Nuclei
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 214: High Energy Processes and Phenomena in Astrophysics , 2003 , pp. 289 - 292
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2003 

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