Origin of X-rays and nature of accretion in the radio galaxy 3C 88

Studies of stellar dynamics have established that the presence of supermassiveblack holes is almost ubiquitous not only in AGN, but also in normal galaxies.Therefore, of crucial importance is the role played by lowpower AGN, whichrepresent the link between powerful AGN and normal galaxies. We propose toobserve (35 ks) the radio galaxy 3C88, which complements and extends towardslower Xray luminosities our sample of lowpower radio galaxies hosting a LINER.3C88 is an FRII/LINER which hosts a black hole of estimated mass. Specific goalsare: investigate the origin of Xrays (jet vs. accretion related emission);assess the nature of the accretion in lowpower objects; investigate possibleintrinsic differences in the Xray properties of FRIs and FRIIs. truncated!, Please see actual data for full text [truncated!, Please see actual data for full text]