3C 120 is a Seyfert galaxy with a well detected X-ray jet.We investigate the X-ray emission of its five jet knots and fit their spectral energy distributions(SEDs) from the radio to the X-ray bands with a single-zone ...3C 120 is a Seyfert galaxy with a well detected X-ray jet.We investigate the X-ray emission of its five jet knots and fit their spectral energy distributions(SEDs) from the radio to the X-ray bands with a single-zone lepton model.We find that the SEDs of knots k7,s2,and s3 can be explained by synchrotron radiation,and the X-rays are the simple extension of the radio-optical emission component,but that of the inner knot k4 requires the IC/CMB model,in which the X-rays are due to the inverse Compton scattering of the cosmic microwave background photons by relativistic electrons in the jet with a beaming factor δ-14.The outer knot k25 is resolved into a three-part sub-structure.It is shown that the fitting of the X-rays from this knot with the IC/CMB model needs an extraordinary beaming factor δ-15-25 for a jet at the kpc scale.If the X-rays of knot k25 are produced by synchrotron radiation similar to k7,s2,and s3,they may be contributed by a relativistic electron population whose radiations in other wavelengths are not detected.展开更多
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2009CB824800)
文摘3C 120 is a Seyfert galaxy with a well detected X-ray jet.We investigate the X-ray emission of its five jet knots and fit their spectral energy distributions(SEDs) from the radio to the X-ray bands with a single-zone lepton model.We find that the SEDs of knots k7,s2,and s3 can be explained by synchrotron radiation,and the X-rays are the simple extension of the radio-optical emission component,but that of the inner knot k4 requires the IC/CMB model,in which the X-rays are due to the inverse Compton scattering of the cosmic microwave background photons by relativistic electrons in the jet with a beaming factor δ-14.The outer knot k25 is resolved into a three-part sub-structure.It is shown that the fitting of the X-rays from this knot with the IC/CMB model needs an extraordinary beaming factor δ-15-25 for a jet at the kpc scale.If the X-rays of knot k25 are produced by synchrotron radiation similar to k7,s2,and s3,they may be contributed by a relativistic electron population whose radiations in other wavelengths are not detected.
