Discovery of an Optical Synchrotron Jet in 3C 15
| Autor: | F. Macchetto, Ivan R. King, Cesare Barbieri, M. J. Disney, A. Nota, William B. Sparks, Peter Jakobsen, Craig D. Mackay, Gerd Weigelt, T. M. Kamperman, Perry Greenfield, Robert Jedrzejewski, D. Baxter, Francesco Paresce, A. Boksenberg, Jean-Michel Deharveng, R. Peletier, J. C. Blades, P. Crane, R. Albrecht |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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Physics
Radio galaxy Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena Astronomy Astronomy and Astrophysics Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics Astrophysics Galaxy merger Galaxy Peculiar galaxy X-shaped radio galaxy Space and Planetary Science Elliptical galaxy High Energy Physics::Experiment Interacting galaxy Lenticular galaxy Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics |
| Zdroj: | The Astrophysical Journal. 496:203-209 |
| ISSN: | 1538-4357 0004-637X |
| Popis: | Observations with the Faint Object Camera on board the Hubble Space Telescope have revealed a new optical jet in the core of the elliptical galaxy NGC 3862 (3C 264). Morphologically, this jet is similar to the synchrotron jets seen in other galaxies, as it shows knots and bifurcations. The optical spectral index is also similar to that found in other jets. Thus, the nucleus of NGC 3862 appears to contain the fifth known example of an optical synchrotron jet. Since NGC 3862 is a typical radio-loud elliptical galaxy, it seems likely that many nonthermal jets found in the radio continuum may also have optical counterparts. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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