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We present results from the first 22 GHz space very-long-baseline interferometric (VLBI) imaging observations of M87 by RadioAstron. As a part of the Nearby AGN Key Science Program, the source was observed in Feb 2014 at 22 GHz with 21…

The AMI Galactic Plane Survey (AMIGPS) is a large area survey of the outer Galactic plane to provide arcminute resolution images at milli-Jansky sensitivity in the centimetre-wave band. Here we present the first data release of the survey,…

In its first three months of operations, the Fermi Gamma-Ray Observatory has detected approximately one quarter of the radio-flux-limited MOJAVE sample of bright flat-spectrum active galactic nuclei (AGNs) at energies above 100 MeV. We have…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2011-02-11 M. L. Lister , D. C. Homan , M. Kadler , K. I. Kellermann , Y. Y. Kovalev , E. Ros , T. Savolainen , J. A. Zensus

Measuring the redshift of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) requires the use of time-consuming and expensive spectroscopic analysis. However, obtaining redshift measurements of AGNs is crucial as it can enable AGN population studies, provide…

We present continent-scale VLBI - obtained with the European VLBI Network (EVN) at a wavelength of 18cm - of six distant, luminous submm-selected galaxies (SMGs). Our images have a synthesized beam width of ~30 milliarcsec FWHM - three…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 A. D. Biggs , J. D. Younger , R. J. Ivison

High-redshift radio sources provide plentiful opportunities for studying the formation and evolution of early galaxies and supermassive black holes. However, the number of known radio-loud active galactic nuclei (AGN) above redshift 4 is…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-06-29 M. Krezinger , K. Perger , K. É. Gabányi , S. Frey , L. I Gurvits , Zs. Paragi , T. An , Y. Zhang , H. Cao , T. Sbarrato

We present measurements of proper motion of the sub-parsec scale jet at 22 GHz in the nearby FR I galaxy 3C 66B. Observations were made using the VLBA at six epochs over four years. A phase-referencing technique was used to improve the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-06-21 Hiroshi Sudou , Satoru Iguchi , Guang-Yao Zhao

We present simultaneous radio through sub-mm observations of the black hole X-ray binary (BHXB) V404 Cygni during the most active phase of its June 2015 outburst. Our $4$ hour long set of overlapping observations with the Very Large Array,…

A list of 205 gamma-ray strong objects was reported recently as a result of a 3-month integration with the Large Area Telescope on board the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope. We attempted identification of these objects, cross-correlating…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-20 Y. Y. Kovalev

The first three months of sky-survey operation with the Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope (Fermi) Large Area Telescope (LAT) reveals 132 bright sources at |b|>10 deg with test statistic greater than 100 (corresponding to about 10 sigma). Two…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2009-09-30 A. A. Abdo

I review observational properties of low power radio loud AGN. High resolution VLBI observations allow the estimate of the jet velocity and orientation with respect to the line of sight and the determination of the Doppler factor. These…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-04-14 G. Giovannini , M. Giroletti

We present a detailed VLBI study of the spectral properties of the inner core region of the radio galaxy Cygnus A at 5 GHz, 15 GHz, 22 GHz, 43 GHz and 86 GHz. Our observations include an epoch using phase-referencing at 15 GHz and 22 GHz…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 U. Bach , T. P. Krichbaum , E. Middelberg , M. Kadler , W. Alef , A. Witzel , J. A. Zensus

Synchrotron self-absorption in active galactic nuclei (AGN) jets manifests itself as a time delay between flares observed at high and low radio frequencies. It is also responsible for the observing frequency dependent change in size and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-04-17 Alexander Kutkin , Ilya Pashchenko , Kirill Sokolovsky , Yuri Y. Kovalev , Margo Aller , Hugh Aller

We present results of single-epoch very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) observations of gamma-ray bright active galactic nuclei (AGNs) using the Korean VLBI Network (KVN) at 22, 43, 86, and 129~GHz bands, which are part of a KVN key…

Multiwavelength monitoring observations of Sagittarius A* exhibit variability on timescales of minutes to hours, indicating emission regions localized near the event horizon. (Sub)Millimeter-wavelength VLBI is uniquely suited to probe the…

The Global mm-VLBI Array is at present the most sensitive 3 mm-VLBI interferometer and provides images of up to 40 micro-arcsecond resolution. Using this array, we have monitored the rotation of the innermost jet in the quasar NRAO 150,…

Physical parameters of AGN jets observed with Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) are usually inferred from the core shift measurements or flux and size measured at a peak frequency of the synchrotron spectrum. Both are preceded by…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-08-05 Ilya N. Pashchenko , Alexander V. Plavin

We present preliminary results of a study of the low frequency radio continuum emission from the nuclei of Giant Low Surface Brightness (LSB) galaxies. We have mapped the emission and searched for extended features such as radio lobes/jets…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 M. Das , S. S. McGaugh , N. Kantharia , S. N. Vogel

Blazars are jet-dominated extragalactic objects characterized by the emission of strongly variable non-thermal radiation across the entire electromagnetic spectrum. Therefore, the study of blazars (and in general of radio loud AGN) through…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-15 C. Monte , S. Raino , F. Gargano , S. Cutini , D. Gasparrini , J. Leon Tavares , G. Polenta

Radio polarimetry is an invaluable tool to investigate the physical conditions and variability processes in active galactic nuclei (AGN) jets. However, detecting their linear and circular polarization properties is a challenging endeavor…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-11-30 Ioannis Myserlis , Emmanouil Angelakis , Alex Kraus , Lars Fuhrmann , Vassilis Karamanavis , J. Anton Zensus