A Chandra Search for X-ray Jets in Redshift 6 Quasars
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We have searched for X-ray jets in the recent Chandra observations of three Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) quasars at redshift z ≈ 6. All 3 quasars were detected in X-rays in these relatively short observations. SDSS1030+0524 is not consistent with a point source, and may be a gravitationally lensed system. We find a possible jet-like feature 23 from the quasar SDSS 1306+0356. We can explain the emission by inverse Compton (IC) scattering off the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), assuming that the intrinsic properties of the system are similar to X-ray jets at z<1. Deeper observations to investigate the interpretation as a jet will be practical. Subject headings: galaxies: quasars: general— galaxies: jets—galaxies: quasars: individual (SDSSp J083643.85+005453.3, SDSSp J103027.10+052455.0, SDSSp J130608.26+035626.3)— X-rays: galaxies
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