New very large array maps of highly core-dominated BL Lacs: Testing unified schemes

Details New very large array maps of highly core-dominated BL Lacs: Testing unified schemes New very large array maps of highly core-dominated BL Lacs: Testing unified schemes

Jul 1994

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The Astronomical Journal, vol. 108, no. 1, p. 56-63

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Astronomical Maps, Bl Lacertae Objects, Brightness Distribution, Morphology, Radio Galaxies, Very Large Array (Vla), Radio Astronomy, Radio Sources (Astronomy), Very Long Base Interferometry

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We present high dyanamic range (greater than 10 000:1) Very Large Array (VLA) maps of four highly c ore-dominated BL Lacertae Objects (PKS 0735+178, OJ 287, 1219+285, and PKS 1413+135), all of which had been reported previously as being unresolved at dynamic ranges approximately 1000-3000:1. Three of the four possess low surface brightness kpc-scale structure, with extended power levels and morphologies reasonable for FR 1 radio galaxies. One, however (PKS 1413+135), possesses no extended structure at dynamic range 9600:1. Only one of the sources exhibits aligned Very Large Array (VLA) and VLBI structures, suggesting bends on approximately 100-1000 pc size scales for the other two. As these four have extremely high core-to-extended flux ratios (f approximately 30-5000), they provide an extreme test of unified schemes. By deriving minimum constraints for the beaming angles and Lorentz factors which are required to produce the degrees of core dominance seen, we find that the three extended radio sources are consistent with being beamed FR 1 radio galaxies. PKS 1413+135 remains an anomalous BL Lac Object for several reasons.

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