To obtain a better understanding of the location and mechanisms for the production of the gamma-ray emission in jets of AGN we present a detailed study of the HST-1 structure, 0.8 arcsec downstream the jet of M87, previously identified as a possible candidate for TeV emission. HST-1 shows a very peculiar structure with superluminal as well as possible stationary sub-components, and appears to be located in the transition from a parabolic to a conical jet shape, presumably leading to the formation of a recollimation shock. This scenario is supported by our new RHD simulations in which the interaction of a moving component with a recollimation shock leads to the appearance of a new superluminal component. To discern whether HST-1 is produced by a recollimation shock or some other MHD instability, we present new polarimetric 2.2 and 5 GHz VLBA, as well as 15, 22 and 43 GHz JVLA observations obtained between November 2012 and March 2013.
@article{arxiv.1310.6312,
title = {A sensitive study of the peculiar jet structure HST-1 in M87},
author = {Carolina Casadio and José L. Gómez and Marcello Giroletti and Gabriele Giovannini and Kazuhiro Hada and Christian Fromm and Manel Perucho and José-María Martí},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1310.6312},
year = {2015}
}