PUSHING BACK THE LIMITS: A XMM STUDY OF LUMINOUS BROAD-LINE RADIO GALAXIES

We propose to observe two high luminosity broadline radio galaxies (BLRGs):3C109 (z0.31), the most Xray luminous BLRG known and the most Xray luminousobject in which a broad iron line was detected with ASCA, and 4C+74.26 (z0.10),a young, bright BLRG which also had a broad Fe K ASCA detection. A 40 ksobservation of 3C109 and a 35 ks observation of 4C+74.26 with XMMNewton willallow the first precise determination of the Fe K line properties in luminousradioloud active galaxies. The resulting constraints on the disc inclinationangle and inner radius will be of great significance for the understanding ofjet formation and accretion physics in luminous radio galaxies. truncated!, Please see actual data for full text [truncated!, Please see actual data for full text]