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

H. Böhringer; E. Belsole; J. Kennea; K. Matsushita; S. Molendi; D. M. Worrall; R. F. Mushotzky; M. Ehle; M. Guainazzi; I. Sakelliou; G. Stewart; W. T. Vestrand; S. Dos Santos

doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20000092

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

H. Böhringer
, E. Belsole
, J. Kennea
, K. Matsushita
, S. Molendi
, D. M. Worrall
, R. F. Mushotzky
, M. Ehle
, M. Guainazzi
, I. Sakelliou
, G. Stewart
, W. T. Vestrand
, S. Dos Santos

Astronomy & Astrophysics

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	L181-L187
Journal	Astronomy and Astrophysics
Volume	365
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20000092
State	Published - Jan 2001

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