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   PR # 22179
    Radio galaxies emit thermal X-radiation, but the existence of        
    non-thermal X-rays associated with the radio core is controversial   
    and such X-rays may be absorbed in the most symmetrical radio        
    sources. If a non-thermal X-ray contribution is measured in isolated 
    radio galaxies, limits can be placed on the derived density of       
    compact thermal gas and the existence of cooling flows.  The presence
    of non-thermal emission cannot be proven by current measurements of  
    point-like X-ray emission with ROSAT, since small-scale hot gas is a 
    possible alternative explanation: high-quality X-ray spectra are     
    required. 3C 346 is the X-ray brightest low-luminosity radio galaxy  
    which is compact, isolated, and has a one-sided jet: it is ideal for 
   spectral decomposition of the 
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