Chandra X-ray observations of Pictor A: High-energy cosmic rays in a radio galaxy?

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 547, Issue 2 PART 1, 2001, Pages 740-753

  Wilson, A S ^a,b   Young, A J ^a   Shopbell, P L ^a,c  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

^b STScI   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosmic rays; Galaxies: active; Galaxies: individual (Pictor A); Galaxies: jets; Galaxies: nuclei; X rays: galaxies

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035255341     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/318412     Document Type: Article

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