The unusual X-ray morphology of NGC 4636 revealed by deep chandra observations: Cavities and shocks created by past active galactic nucleus outbursts

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 707, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 1034-1043

  Baldi, A ^a   Forman, W ^a   Jones, C ^a   Kraft, R ^a   Nulsen, P ^a   Churazov, E ^b   David, L ^a   Giacintucci, S ^a  

^a HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR ASTROPHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Galaxies: individual (NGC 4636); Galaxies: ISM; Galaxies: nuclei; X rays: galaxies

Indexed keywords

EID: 72849153604     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/707/2/1034     Document Type: Article

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