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We present Very Long Baseline Array polarimetric observations of the innermost jet of 3C$\sim$84 (NGC$\sim$1275) at 43$\sim$GHz. A significant polarized emission is detected at the hotspot of the innermost re-started jet, which is located…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-11-08 H. Nagai , Y. Fujita , M. Nakamura , M. Orienti , M. Kino , K. Asada , G. Giovannini

Observational studies of GHz peaked spectrum (GPS) sources contribute to the understanding of the radiative properties and interstellar environment of host galaxies. We present the results from the multi-frequency high-resolution VLBI…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-03-07 Xiaopeng Cheng , Tao An , Ailing Wang , Sumit Jaiswal

The enormous sizes and variability of emission of radio-loud AGNs arise from the relativistic flows of plasma along two oppositely directed jets. We use the Athena hydrodynamics code to simulate an extensive suite of 54 propagating…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-12-19 Yutong Li , Paul J. Wiita , Terance Schuh , Geena Elghossain , Shaoming Hu

We have investigated a frequency-dependent shift in the absolute position of the optically thick apparent origin of parsec-scale jets ("core shift" effect) to probe physical conditions in ultra-compact relativistic outflows in AGN. We used…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2012-09-20 A. B. Pushkarev , T. Hovatta , Y. Y. Kovalev , M. L. Lister , A. P. Lobanov , T. Savolainen , J. A. Zensus

High-resolution radio observations are ideal for constraining the value of physical parameters in the inner regions of active-galactic-nucleus jets and complement results on multiwavelength (MWL) observations. This study is part of a wider…

We present radio-to-optical data taken by the WEBT, supplemented by VLBA and RXTE observations, of 3C 279. Our goal is to use this extensive database to draw inferences regarding the physics of the relativistic jet. We assemble…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 V. M. Larionov , S. G. Jorstad , A. P. Marscher , C. M. Raiteri , M. Villata

We calculate the optically thin synchrotron emission of fast electrons and positrons in a spiral stationary magnetic field and a radial electric field of a rotating relativistic strongly magnetized force-free jet consisting of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 V. I. Pariev , Ya. N. Istomin , A. R. Beresnyak

We have studied Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) polarimetric observations of 8 sources including quasars and BL Lacs at 12, 15, 22, 24 and 43 GHz and high frequency rotation measure ($RM$) maps are presented. We find typical values for the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-12 J. C. Algaba

3C273, the nearest bright quasar, comprises a strong nuclear core and a bright, one-sided jet extending ~ 23 arcseconds to the SW. The source has been the subject of imaging campaigns in all wavebands. Extensive observations of this source…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-04-26 R. A. Perley , K. Meisenheimer

The nature of radio outflows in radio-quiet AGN remains poorly understood. In this study, we present kpc-scale polarization observations of the Seyfert galaxy NGC\,4151 using the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) in B-array at 3 and 10…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-01-23 Salmoli Ghosh , P. Kharb , E. Costantini , J. Gallimore , D. Williams-Baldwin , M. Mehdipour

Supermassive black holes at the centre of active galactic nuclei power some of the most luminous objects in the Universe. Typically, very long baseline interferometric (VLBI) observations of blazars have revealed only funnel-like…

This is the third paper of a series exploring the multi-frequency properties of a sample of eleven nearby low-excitation radio galaxies (LERGs) in the southern sky. We are conducting an extensive study of different galaxy components (stars,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-10-21 I. Ruffa , R. A. Laing , I. Prandoni , R. Paladino , P. Parma , T. A. Davis , M. Bureau

RadioAstron is a 10 m orbiting radio telescope mounted on the Spektr-R satellite, launched in 2011, performing Space Very Long Baseline Interferometry (SVLBI) observations supported by a global ground array of radio telescopes. With an…

We present Chandra observations of the hybrid morphology radio sources 3C 433 and 4C 65.15, two members of the rare class of objects possessing an FR I jet on one side of the core and an FR II lobe on the other. The X-ray spectrum of 3C 433…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2011-02-11 B. P. Miller , W. N. Brandt

We report observations of Faraday rotation measures (RMs) for a sample of 191 extragalactic radio jets observed within the MOJAVE program. Multifrequency VLBA observations were carried out over twelve epochs in 2006 at four frequencies…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-03-12 T. Hovatta , M. L. Lister , M. F. Aller , H. D. Aller , D. C. Homan , Y. Y. Kovalev , A. B. Pushkarev , T. Savolainen

Accurate measurement of the frequency-dependent shift of the self-absorbed radio core is required for multi-frequency analysis of VLBI data since absolute positional information is lost as a result of phase self-calibration. We use the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-12-19 Shane P. O'Sullivan , Denise C. Gabuzda

Multi-frequency polarimetry with the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) telescope has revealed absolute Faraday Rotation Measures (RMs) in excess of 1000 rad/m/m in the central regions of 7 out of 8 strong quasars studied (e.g., 3C 273, 3C…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 G. B. Taylor

We have used the VLBA at 15 GHz to image the structure of 132 strong compact AGN and quasars with a resolution better than one milliarcsecond and a dynamic range typically exceeding 1000 to 1. These observations were made as part of a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 K. I. Kellermann , R. C. Vermeulen , J. A. Zensus , M. H. Cohen

We present observations made with the VLA at 1.5 and 8.4 GHz of the nearby FRI radio galaxy 3C296. The most recent models of FRI radio galaxies suggest that substantial deceleration must take place in their jets, with strongly relativistic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-01-13 M. J. Hardcastle , P. Alexander , G. G. Pooley , J. M. Riley

Preliminary VLBA polarisation results on 6 ``blazars'' from 6.5-cm to 7-mm are presented here. Observing at several different wavelengths, separated by short and long intervals, enabled reliable information about the magnetic (B) field…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-10-02 Shane P. O'Sullivan , Denise C. Gabuzda