Resolving acceleration to very high energies along the jet of Centaurus A

Abdalla, H.; Adam, R.; Aharonian, F.; Ait Benkhali, Faical; Angüner, E. O.; Arakawa, M.; Arcaro, C.; Armand, C.; Ashkar, H.; Backes, M.; Barbosa Martins, V.; Barnard, M.; Becherini, Y.; Berge, D.; Bernloehr, K.; Blackwell, R.; Böttcher, M.; Boisson, C.; Bolmont, J.; Bonnefoy, S.; Bregeon, J.; Breuhaus, M.; Brun, F.; Brun, P.; Bryan, M.; Büchele, M.; Bulik, T.; Bylund, T.; Capasso, M.; Caroff, S.; Carosi, A.; Casanova, S.; Cerruti, M.; Chand, T.; Chandra, S.; Chen, A.; Colafrancesco, S.; Curyło, M.; Davids, I. D.; Deil, C.; Devin, J.; deWilt, P.; Dirson, L.; Djannati-Ataï, A.; Dmytriiev, A.; Donath, A.; Doroshenko, V.; Drury, L. O’C.; Dyks, J.; Egberts, K.; Emery, G.; Ernenwein, J.-P.; Eschbach, S.; Feijen, K.; Fegan, S.; Fiasson, A.; Fontaine, G.; Funk, S.; Füßling, M.; Gabici, S.; Gallant, Y. A.; Gaté, F.; Giavitto, G.; Glawion, D.; Glicenstein, J. F.; Gottschall, D.; Grondin, M.-H.; Hahn, Joachim; Haupt, M.; Heinzelmann, G.; Henri, G.; Hermann, G.; Hinton, J. A.; Hofmann, W.; Hoischen, C.; Holch, T. L.; Holler, M.; Horns, D.; Huber, D.; Iwasaki, H.; Jamrozy, M.; Jankowsky, D.; Jankowsky, F.; Jardin-Blicq, A.; Jung-Richardt, I.; Kastendieck, M. A.; Katarzyński, K.; Katsuragawa, M.; Katz, U.; Khangulyan, D.; Khélifi, B.; King, J.; Klepser, S.; Kluźniak, W.; Komin, N.; Kosack, K.; Kostunin, D.; Kraus, M.; Lamanna, G.; Lau, J.; Lemière, A.; Lemoine-Goumard, M.; Lenain, J.-P.; Leser, E.; Levy, C.; Lohse, T.; Lypova, I.; Mackey, J.; Majumdar, J.; Malyshev, D.; Marandon, Vincent; Marcowith, A.; Mares, A.; Mariaud, C.; Martí-Devesa, G.; Marx, Ramin; Maurin, G.; Meintjes, P. J.; Mitchell , A. M. W.; Moderski, R.; Mohamed, M.; Mohrmann, L.; Moore, C.; Moulin, E.; Muller, J.; Murach, T.; Nakashima, S.; de Naurois, M.; Ndiyavala, H.; Niederwanger, F.; Niemiec, J.; Oakes, L.; O’Brien, P.; Odaka, H.; Ohm, S.; de Wilhelmi, E. Ona; Ostrowski, M.; Oya, I.; Panter, M.; Parsons, R. D.; Perennes, C.; Petrucci, P.-O.; Peyaud, B.; Piel, Q.; Pita, S.; Poireau, V.; Noel, A. Priyana; Prokhorov, D. A.; Prokoph, H.; Pühlhofer, G.; Punch, M.; Quirrenbach, A.; Raab, S.; Rauth, R.; Reimer, A.; Reimer, O.; Remy, Q.; Renaud, M.; Rieger, F.; Rinchiuso, L.; Romoli, C.; Rowell, G.; Rudak, B.; Ruiz-Velasco , E.; Sahakian, V.; Saito, S.; Sanchez, D. A.; Santangelo, A.; Sasaki, M.; Schlickeiser, R.; Schüssler, F.; Schulz, A.; Schutte, H. M.; Schwanke, U.; Schwemmer, S.; Seglar-Arroyo, M.; Senniappan, M.; Seyffert, A. S.; Shafi, N.; Shiningayamwe, K.; Simoni, R.; Sinha, A.; Sol, H.; Specovius, A.; Spir-Jacob, M.; Stawarz, Ł.; Steenkamp, R.; Stegmann, C.; Steppa, C.; Takahashi, T.; Tavernier, T.; Taylor, A. M.; Terrier, R.; Tiziani, D.; Tluczykont, M.; Trichard, C.; Tsirou, M.; Tsuji, N.; Tuffs, R.; Uchiyama, Y.; van der Walt, D. J.; van Eldik, C.; van Rensburg, C.; van Soelen, B.; Vasileiadis, G.; Veh, J.; Venter, C.; Vincent, P.; Vink, J.; Voisin, F.; Völk, H.J.; Vuillaume, T.; Wadiasingh, Z.; Wagner, S. J.; White, R.; Wierzcholska, A.; Yang, R.; Yoneda, H.; Zacharias, M.; Zanin, R.; Zdziarski, A. A.; Zech, A.; Ziegler, A.; Zorn, J.; Żywucka,  N.

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Resolving acceleration to very high energies along the jet of Centaurus A

Abdalla, H., Adam, R., Aharonian, F., Ait Benkhali, F., Angüner, E. O., Arakawa, M., et al. (2020). Resolving acceleration to very high energies along the jet of Centaurus A. Nature, 582, 356-359. doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2354-1.

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Abdalla, H., Author
Adam, R., Author
Aharonian, F.¹, Author
Ait Benkhali, Faical¹, Author
Angüner, E. O., Author
Arakawa, M., Author
Arcaro, C., Author
Armand, C., Author
Ashkar, H., Author
Backes, M., Author
Barbosa Martins, V. , Author
Barnard, M., Author
Becherini, Y., Author
Berge, D., Author
Bernloehr, K.¹, Author
Blackwell, R., Author
Böttcher, M., Author
Boisson, C., Author
Bolmont, J., Author
Bonnefoy, S., Author
Bregeon, J., AuthorBreuhaus, M.¹, Author         Brun, F., AuthorBrun, P., AuthorBryan, M., AuthorBüchele, M., AuthorBulik, T., AuthorBylund, T., AuthorCapasso, M., AuthorCaroff, S., AuthorCarosi, A., AuthorCasanova, S.¹, Author         Cerruti, M., AuthorChand, T., AuthorChandra, S., AuthorChen, A., AuthorColafrancesco, S., AuthorCuryło, M., AuthorDavids, I. D., AuthorDeil, C.¹, Author         Devin, J., AuthordeWilt, P., AuthorDirson, L., AuthorDjannati-Ataï, A., AuthorDmytriiev, A., AuthorDonath, A.¹, Author         Doroshenko, V., AuthorDrury, L. O’C., AuthorDyks, J., AuthorEgberts, K., AuthorEmery, G., AuthorErnenwein, J.-P., AuthorEschbach, S., AuthorFeijen, K., AuthorFegan, S., AuthorFiasson, A., AuthorFontaine, G., AuthorFunk, S., AuthorFüßling, M., AuthorGabici, S., AuthorGallant, Y. A., AuthorGaté, F., AuthorGiavitto, G., AuthorGlawion, D., AuthorGlicenstein, J. F., AuthorGottschall, D., AuthorGrondin, M.-H., AuthorHahn, Joachim¹, Author         Haupt, M., AuthorHeinzelmann, G., AuthorHenri, G., AuthorHermann, G.¹, Author         Hinton, J. A.¹, Author         Hofmann, W.², Author         Hoischen, C., AuthorHolch, T. L., AuthorHoller, M., AuthorHorns, D., AuthorHuber, D., AuthorIwasaki, H., AuthorJamrozy, M., AuthorJankowsky, D., AuthorJankowsky, F., AuthorJardin-Blicq, A.¹, Author         Jung-Richardt, I., AuthorKastendieck, M. A., AuthorKatarzyński, K., AuthorKatsuragawa, M., AuthorKatz, U., AuthorKhangulyan, D., AuthorKhélifi, B., AuthorKing, J., AuthorKlepser, S., AuthorKluźniak, W., AuthorKomin, N., AuthorKosack, K., AuthorKostunin, D., AuthorKraus, M., AuthorLamanna, G., AuthorLau, J., AuthorLemière, A., AuthorLemoine-Goumard, M., AuthorLenain, J.-P., AuthorLeser, E., AuthorLevy, C., AuthorLohse, T., AuthorLypova, I., AuthorMackey, J., AuthorMajumdar, J., AuthorMalyshev, D., AuthorMarandon, Vincent¹, Author         Marcowith, A., AuthorMares, A., AuthorMariaud, C., AuthorMartí-Devesa, G., AuthorMarx, Ramin¹, Author         Maurin, G., AuthorMeintjes, P. J., AuthorMitchell , A. M. W., AuthorModerski, R., AuthorMohamed, M., AuthorMohrmann, L., AuthorMoore, C., AuthorMoulin, E., AuthorMuller, J., AuthorMurach, T., AuthorNakashima, S., Authorde Naurois, M., AuthorNdiyavala, H., AuthorNiederwanger, F., AuthorNiemiec, J., AuthorOakes, L., AuthorO’Brien, P., AuthorOdaka, H., AuthorOhm, S., Authorde Wilhelmi, E. Ona, AuthorOstrowski, M., AuthorOya, I., AuthorPanter, M.¹, Author         Parsons, R. D.¹, Author         Perennes, C., AuthorPetrucci, P.-O., AuthorPeyaud, B., AuthorPiel, Q., AuthorPita, S., AuthorPoireau, V., AuthorNoel, A. Priyana, AuthorProkhorov, D. A., AuthorProkoph, H., AuthorPühlhofer, G., AuthorPunch, M., AuthorQuirrenbach, A., AuthorRaab, S., AuthorRauth, R., AuthorReimer, A., AuthorReimer, O., AuthorRemy, Q., AuthorRenaud, M., AuthorRieger, F.¹, Author         Rinchiuso, L., AuthorRomoli, C.¹, Author         Rowell, G., AuthorRudak, B., AuthorRuiz-Velasco , E., AuthorSahakian, V., AuthorSaito, S., AuthorSanchez, D. A., AuthorSantangelo, A., AuthorSasaki, M., AuthorSchlickeiser, R., AuthorSchüssler, F., AuthorSchulz, A., AuthorSchutte, H. M., AuthorSchwanke, U., AuthorSchwemmer, S., AuthorSeglar-Arroyo, M., AuthorSenniappan, M., AuthorSeyffert, A. S., AuthorShafi, N., AuthorShiningayamwe, K., AuthorSimoni, R., AuthorSinha, A., AuthorSol, H., AuthorSpecovius, A., AuthorSpir-Jacob, M., AuthorStawarz, Ł., AuthorSteenkamp, R., AuthorStegmann, C., AuthorSteppa, C., AuthorTakahashi, T., AuthorTavernier, T., AuthorTaylor, A. M., AuthorTerrier, R., AuthorTiziani, D., AuthorTluczykont, M., AuthorTrichard, C., AuthorTsirou, M., AuthorTsuji, N., AuthorTuffs, R.¹, Author         Uchiyama, Y., Authorvan der Walt, D. J., Authorvan Eldik, C., Authorvan Rensburg, C., Authorvan Soelen, B., AuthorVasileiadis, G., AuthorVeh, J., AuthorVenter, C., AuthorVincent, P., AuthorVink, J., AuthorVoisin, F., AuthorVölk, H.J.³, Author         Vuillaume, T., AuthorWadiasingh, Z., AuthorWagner, S. J., AuthorWhite, R.¹, Author         Wierzcholska, A., AuthorYang, R.¹, Author         Yoneda, H., AuthorZacharias, M., AuthorZanin, R.¹, Author         Zdziarski, A. A., AuthorZech, A., AuthorZiegler, A., AuthorZorn, J.¹, Author         Żywucka, N., Author more..

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1Division Prof. Dr. James A. Hinton, MPI for Nuclear Physics, Max Planck Society, ou_2074298
2Prof. Werner Hofmann, Emeriti, MPI for Nuclear Physics, Max Planck Society, ou_3188608
3Prof. Heinrich J. Völk, Emeriti, MPI for Nuclear Physics, Max Planck Society, ou_907548

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Abstract: The nearby radio galaxy Centaurus A belongs to a class of active galaxies that are luminous at radio wavelengths. Most show collimated relativistic outflows known as jets, which extend over hundreds of thousands of parsecs for the most powerful sources. Accretion of matter onto the central supermassive black hole is believed to fuel these jets and power their emission1. Synchrotron radiation from relativistic electrons causes the radio emission, and it has been suggested that the X-ray emission from Centaurus A also originates in electron synchrotron processes2,3,4. Another possible explanation is inverse Compton scattering with cosmic microwave background (CMB) soft photons5,6,7. Synchrotron radiation needs ultrarelativistic electrons (about 50 teraelectronvolts) and, given their short cooling times, requires some continuous re-acceleration mechanism8. Inverse Compton scattering, on the other hand, does not require very energetic electrons, but the jets must stay highly relativistic on large scales (exceeding 1 megaparsec). Some recent evidence disfavours inverse Compton-CMB models9,10,11,12, although other work seems to be compatible with them13,14. In principle, the detection of extended γ-ray emission, which directly probes the presence of ultrarelativistic electrons, could distinguish between these options. At gigaelectronvolt energies there is also an unusual spectral hardening15,16 in Centaurus A that has not yet been explained. Here we report observations of Centaurus A at teraelectronvolt energies that resolve its large-scale jet. We interpret the data as evidence for the acceleration of ultrarelativistic electrons in the jet, and favour the synchrotron explanation for the X-rays. Given that this jet is not exceptional in terms of power, length or speed, it is possible that ultrarelativistic electrons are commonplace in the large-scale jets of radio-loud active galaxies.

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Pages: - Volume / Issue: 582 Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 356 - 359 Identifier: ISSN: 0028-0836
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