A STUDY OF FRII RADIO GALAXIES WITH ZETA-LESS-THAN-0.15 .1. HIGH-RESOLUTION MAPS OF 8 SOURCES AT 3.6 CM

被引:139
作者
BLACK, ARS
BAUM, SA
LEAHY, JP
PERLEY, RA
RILEY, JM
SCHEUER, PAG
机构
[1] SPACE TELESCOPE SCI INST,BALTIMORE,MD 21218
[2] NUFFIELD RADIO ASTRON LAB,MACCLESFIELD SK11 9DL,CHESHIRE,ENGLAND
[3] NATL RADIO ASTRON OBSERV,VERY LARGE ARRAY PROGRAM,SOCORRO,NM 87801
关键词
GALAXIES; ACTIVE; JETS; RADIO CONTINUUM;
D O I
10.1093/mnras/256.2.186
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
VLA maps of total intensity and fractional polarization at 3.6 cm are presented for eight radio galaxies, part of a sample of 30 nearby FRII sources with P178 > 2 X 10(25) W Hz-1 sr-1. High-sensitivity images of the hotspots (with resolutions of 0.25 and 0.75 arcsec and average noise levels of approximately 30-mu-Jy) show strikingly different and complex structures. Jets are found in six of the sources.
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页码:186 / 208
页数:23
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