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We present new, high dynamic range VLA images of the inner jet of the closest radio galaxy, Centaurus A. Over a ten-year baseline we detect apparent sub-luminal motions (v ~ 0.5c) in the jet on scales of hundreds of pc. The inferred speeds…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 M. J. Hardcastle , D. M. Worrall , R. P. Kraft , W. R. Forman , C. Jones , S. S. Murray

We report new 2 cm VLBA images of the inner radio jet of M87 showing a limb brightened structure and unambiguous evidence for a faint 3 mas long counter-feature which also appears limb brightened. Multi-epoch observations of seven separate…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-09-29 Y. Y. Kovalev , M. L. Lister , D. C. Homan , K. I. Kellermann

We report the discovery of an extremely curved jet in the radio-loud quasar PKS2136+141. Multi-frequency Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) images show a bending jet making a turn-around of 210 degrees in the plane of the sky, which is, to our…

We have analyzed the parsec-scale jet kinematics of 447 bright radio-loud AGN, based on 15 GHz VLBA data obtained between 1994 August 31 and 2019 August 4. We present new total intensity and linear polarization maps obtained between 2017…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-12-14 M. L. Lister , D. C. Homan , K. I. Kellermann , Y. Y. Kovalev , A. B. Pushkarev , E. Ros , T. Savolainen

We present an investigation of the compact structure of the AGN 2021+317 based on multi-epoch Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) observations at 15, 22, and 43 GHz in the period from 2013 through 2024. The VLBI images show a core-jet…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-07-08 Haitian Shang , Wei Zhao , Xiaoyu Hong , Leonid I. Gurvits , Ailing Zeng , Tao An , Xiaopeng Cheng

We report the results of the first two 5 GHz e-VLBI observations of the X-ray binary Cygnus X-3 using the European VLBI Network. Two successful observing sessions were held, on 2006 April 20, when the system was in a quasi-quiescent state…

In this paper we present a multifrequency and multiepoch study of \object{PKS 1502+106} at radio frequencies. The analysis is based on an EVN (European VLBI Network) dataset at 5 GHz and archive VLBA (Very Long Baseline Array) datasets at…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 T. An , X. Y. Hong , T. Venturi , D. R. Jiang , W. H. Wang

We present results of simultaneous dual-frequency (2 GHz and 8 GHz) very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) observations of 12 active galactic nuclei with prominent jets. Spectral properties of the jets and evolution of their brightness…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-02-16 A. B. Pushkarev , Y. Y. Kovalev , A. P. Lobanov

We present results of Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) observations of PKS 0528+134 at five frequencies (2.3, 5.0, 8.4, 15.4, and 22.2 GHz). These quasi-simultaneous data enable us to study the spectral distribution of Very Long Baseline…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 H. -B. Cai , Z. -Q. Shen , X. Chen , L. -L. Shang

We describe the parsec-scale kinematics of 200 AGN jets based on 15 GHz VLBA data obtained between 1994 Aug 31 and 2011 May 1. We present new VLBA 15 GHz images of these and 59 additional AGN from the MOJAVE and 2 cm Survey programs. Nearly…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-01-17 M. L. Lister , M. F. Aller , H. D. Aller , D. C. Homan , K. I. Kellermann , Y. Y. Kovalev , A. B. Pushkarev , J. L. Richards , E. Ros , T. Savolainen

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

The quasar B2005+403 located behind the Cygnus region, is a suitable object for studying the interplay between propagation effects, which are extrinsic to the source and source intrinsic variability. On the basis of VLBI experiments…

Astrophysics · Physics 2013-09-26 K. E. Gabanyi , T. P. Krichbaum , S. Britzen , U. Bach , E. Ros , A. Witzel , J. A. Zensus

We present the results of a number of high resolution radio observations of the AGN 1156+295. These include multi-epoch and multi-frequency VLBI, VSOP, MERLIN and VLA observations made over a period of 50 months. The 5 GHz MERLIN images…

NRAO 150 is a very bright millimeter to radio quasar at redshift $z$=1.52 for which ultra-high-resolution VLBI monitoring has revealed a counter-clockwise jet-position-angle wobbling at an angular speed $\sim11^{\circ}$/yr in the innermost…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-17 Sol N. Molina , I. Agudo , J. L. Gómez

Previous VLBI kinematic studies of the blazar 3C 66A have unveiled complex jet kinematic behaviors. Using follow-up high-resolution VLBI observations and archival data, we investigate the morphology and the variations in orientation and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-01-27 Paloma Thevenet , Jeonguk Kim , Guang-Yao Zhao , Bong Won Sohn , Suk-Jin Yoon

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…

NGC 1052 offers the possibility to study the obscuring torus around a supermassive black hole, predicted by the standard model of active galactic nuclei, over a wide range of wavelengths from the radio to the X-ray regime. We present a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 M. Kadler , E. Ros , A. P. Lobanov , H Falcke , J. A. Zensus

A detailed analysis of the evolution of the properties of core-jet systems within the VLBA Imaging and Polarimetry Survey (VIPS) is presented. We find a power-law relationship between jet intensity and width that suggests for the typical…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 J. F. Helmboldt , G. B. Taylor , R. C. Walker , R. D. Blanford

We present the results of a multi-frequency study of the structural evolution of the VLBI jet in the BL Lac object 0716+714 over the last 10 years. We show VLBI images obtained at 5 GHz, 8.4 GHz, 15 GHz and 22 GHz. The milliarcsecond source…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 U. Bach , T. P. Krichbaum , E. Ros , S. Britzen , W. W. Tian , A. Kraus , A. Witzel , J. A. Zensus

We model the observed size and brightness of the VLBA radio core of the jet in Cygnus X-1 to derive an expression for the jet power as a function of basic jet parameters. We apply this expression to recent constraints on the jet power from…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Sebastian Heinz