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Tale of J1328+2752: a misaligned double-double radio galaxy hosted by a binary black-hole?

Astrophysics of Galaxies 2017-04-19 v1 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics

Abstract

We present a radio and optical study of the double-double radio galaxy J1328+2752 based on new low-frequency GMRT observations and SDSS data. The radio data were used to investigate the morphology and to perform a spectral index analysis. In this source we find that the inner double is misaligned by \sim30^\circ from the axis of the outer diffuse structure. The SDSS spectrum shows that the central component has double-peaked line profiles with different emission strengths. The average velocity off-set of the two components is 235±\pm10.5 km s1^{-1}. The misaligned radio morphology along with the double-peaked emission lines indicate that this source is a potential candidate binary supermassive black hole. This study further supports mergers as a possible explanation for repeated jet activity in radio sources.

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@article{arxiv.1612.06452,
  title  = {Tale of J1328+2752: a misaligned double-double radio galaxy hosted by a binary black-hole?},
  author = {S. Nandi and M. Jamrozy and R. Roy and J. Larsson and D. J. Saikia and M. Baes and M. Singh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1612.06452},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

6 pages, 4 figures, Accepted for publication in MNRAS Letters