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Context. Radio galaxies with visible two-sided jet structures, such as NGC 1052, are sources of particular interest to study the collimation and shock structure of active galactic nuclei jets. High-resolution very-long-baseline…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-12-04 Ainara Saiz-Pérez , Christian M. Fromm , Manel Perucho , Oliver Porth , Matthias Kadler , Yosuke Mizuno , Andrew Chael , Karl Mannheim

It is well established that AGNs play an important role in the evolution of galaxies. These AGNs can be linked to the accretion processes onto massive black holes and past merger events in their host galaxies, which may lead to different…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-06-12 Xuechen Zheng , Yuze Zhang , Huub Röttgering

(Abridged) We consider the polarization properties of optically thin synchrotron radiation emitted by relativistically moving electron--positron jets carrying large-scale helical magnetic fields. In our model, the jet is cylindrical, and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Maxim Lyutikov , Vladimir I. Pariev , Denise C. Gabuzda

This paper describes a method of fitting total intensity and polarization profiles in VLBI images of astrophysical jets to profiles predicted by a theoretical model. As an example, the method is used to fit profiles of the jet in the Active…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-12 E. G. Murphy , T. V. Cawthorne , D. C. Gabuzda

We study the orientation of accretion disks, traced by the position angle of the jet, relative to the dust disk major axis in a sample of 20 nearby Radio Galaxies. We find that the observed distribution of angles between the jet and dust…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Henrique R. Schmitt

We aim to investigate the relationship between radio jet activity on parsec-scales and the characteristics of both the bright active galactic nuclei (AGN) and their broad line regions (BLR). For this purpose, we combine 2cm Very Long…

Astrophysics · Physics 2017-08-23 T. G. Arshakian , V. H. Chavushyan , E. Ros , J. A. Zensus

Millimeter-band polarimetry offers a powerful probe of AGN jets, accessing regions less affected by opacity and Faraday rotation than at longer radio wavelengths. As part of the POLAMI program, we have conducted 14 years of 1 mm and 3 mm…

Relativistic jets are collimated outflows with speeds close to light speed, which are associated with gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), active galactic nuclei (AGNs), and so on. This article mainly overviews recent developments of polarimetric…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-12-28 Kenji Toma

Polarisation measurements of gamma-ray burst afterglows provide a powerful tool for probing the structure of relativistic jets. In this study, we revisit polarisation signals observed in gamma-ray burst afterglows, focusing on the effects…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-10-01 Thomas Baxter , Shiho Kobayashi

We have compared the parsec-scale jet linear polarization properties of the Fermi LAT-detected and non-detected sources in the complete flux-density-limited (MOJAVE-1) sample of highly beamed AGN. Of the 123 MOJAVE sources, 30 were detected…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2010-08-23 T. Hovatta , M. L. Lister , Y. Y. Kovalev , A. B. Pushkarev , T. Savolainen

Observations of the core of the giant radio galaxy NGC315 made with VLBI interferometers are discussed in the context of a relativistic jet. The sidedness asymmetry suggests Doppler favoritism from a relativistic jet. The presence of moving…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 W. D. Cotton , L. Feretti , G. Giovannini , L. Lara , T. Venturi

We present VLBA observations and a statistical analysis of 5 GHz VLBI polarimetry data from 177 sources in the Caltech-Jodrell Bank flat-spectrum (CJF) survey. The CJF survey, a complete, flux-density-limited sample of 293 extragalactic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 L. K. Pollack , G. B. Taylor , R. T. Zavala

Context. Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) launch highly energetic jets sometimes outshining their host galaxy. These jets are collimated outflows that have been accelerated near a supermassive black hole located at the centre of the galaxy.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-01-22 Christopher Prior , Konstantinos N. Gourgouliatos

We present a broad analysis of X-ray polarimetric observational prospects for radio-quiet active galactic nuclei (AGN), focusing on the role of parsec-scale components. We provide a revision of self-consistent type-1 and type-2 generic AGN…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-10-25 J. Podgorný , F. Marin , M. Dovčiak

We studied bent radio sources within X-ray galaxy groups in the COSMOS and XMM-LSS fields, using radio data from the MeerKAT International GHz Tiered Extragalactic Explorations data release 1 (MIGHTEE-DR1) at 1.2-1.3 GHz (angular…

Context: Few Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) reveal a double sided jet system. However, these are crucial to understand basic physical properties of extragalactic jets. Aims: We address the questions whether jets in AGN are symmetric in…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-02-27 A. -K. Baczko , R. Schulz , M. Kadler , E. Ros , M. Perucho , C. M. Fromm , J. Wilms

We have compared the radio emission from a sample of parsec-scale AGN jets as measured by the VLBA at 15 GHz, with their associated gamma-ray properties that are reported in the Fermi LAT 3-month bright source list. We find in our…

Several narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies (NLS1s) have now been detected in gamma rays, providing firm evidence that at least some of this class of active galactic nuclei (AGN) produce relativistic jets. The presence of jets in NLS1s is…

We have studied the linear polarization of 86 active galactic nuclei (AGN) in the observed frequency range 80-267 GHz (3.7-1.1mm in wavelength), corresponding to rest-frame frequencies 82-738 GHz, with the IRAM Plateau de Bure…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 S. Trippe , R. Neri , M. Krips , A. Castro-Carrizo , M. Bremer , V. Pietu , A. L. Fontana

Radio interferometric observations of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) jets reveal the significant linear polarization of their synchrotron radiation that changes with frequency due to the Faraday rotation. It is generally assumed that such…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-11-06 E. Yushkov , I. N. Pashchenko , D. D. Sokoloff , G. Chumarin