2001A&A...365L.181B

Query : 2001A&A...365L.181B

2001A&A...365L.181B - Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 365, L181-187 (2001/1-1)

XMM-Newton observations of M 87 and its X-ray halo.

BOEHRINGER H., BELSOLE E., KENNEA J., MATSUSHITA K., MOLENDI S., WORRALL D.M., MUSHOTZKY R.F., EHLE M., GUAINAZZI M., SAKELLIOU I., STEWART G., VESTRAND W.T. and DOS SANTOS S.

Abstract (from CDS):

We report performance verification observations of the giant elliptical galaxy M 87 in the Virgo Cluster with the MOS, pn, and optical monitor instruments on board of XMM-Newton. With the energy sensitive imaging instruments MOS and pn we obtain the first spatially constrained X-ray spectra of the nucleus and the jet of the galaxy. The good photon statistics of the pn and MOS allow a detailed analysis of the radial temperature and abundance distribution of 6 elements. The data provide no indication of a multi-temperature structure for radii ≥2'. An apparent sharp metal abundance drop deduced for the regions inside this radius is probably due to resonant line scattering.

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Journal keyword(s): galaxies: individual: M 87 - galaxies: clusters: individual: Virgo - X-rays: galaxies - galaxies: active

Simbad objects: 2

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Number of rows : 2

N	Identifier	Otype	ICRS (J2000) RA	ICRS (J2000) DEC	Mag U	Mag B	Mag V	Mag R	Mag I	Sp type	#ref 1850 - 2023	#notes
1	NAME Virgo Cluster	ClG	12 26 32.1	+12 43 24						~	6417	0
2	M 87	AGN	12 30 49.42338414	+12 23 28.0436859	10.16	9.59	8.63		7.49	~	6883	3

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