Contribution Contributed
Silhouettes of parsec-scale AGN jets
Speakers
- Dr. Alexander PUSHKAREV
Primary authors
- Dr. Alexander PUSHKAREV (Crimean Astrophysical Observatory)
Co-authors
- Prof. Matthew L. LISTER (Purdue University)
- Dr. Yuri KOVALEV (ASC LPI)
- Dr. Tuomas SAVOLAINEN (Aalto Univ. & MPI für Radioastronomie)
Content
We used 15 GHz VLBA observations of 373 sources having at least 5 epochs within a 20-yr time interval 1994–2015 from the MOJAVE program and/or its predecessor, the 2 cm VLBA Survey. For each source we produced a corresponding stacked image averaging all available epochs for a better reconstruction of the cross section of the flow. We have analyzed jet profiles transverse to the local jet ridge line and derived both apparent and intrinsic opening angles of the parsec-scale outflows. The sources detected by the Fermi Large Area Telescope during the first 48 months of operation show wider apparent jet opening angle and smaller viewing angles on a very high level of significance supporting our early findings. Analyzing transverse shapes of the outflows we found that most AGN outflows have conical geometry at parsec scales, though there are also sources that exhibit active jet collimation.
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