Relativistic precessing jets in quasars and radio galaxies - Models to fit high resolution data

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Nov 1982

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 262, Nov. 15, 1982, p. 478-496. NASA-supported research.

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Astronomical Models, Plasma Jets, Quasars, Radio Galaxies, Relativistic Plasmas, Synchrotron Radiation, Cosmology, Galactic Rotation, Kinematics, Precession, Red Shift

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The formulation of generalized models tracing the geometry and intensity of the synchrotron emission from precessing, twin, relativistic jets as projected on the plane of the sky is presented. It is shown that neither the shape of the image nor its relative intensities are altered by including the effects of a cosmological redshift and a relative velocity between the source and observer. The models are fitted to the available data for several quasars and radio galaxies and demonstrate the plausibility of the phenomenon. Probable selection effects are considered and diagnostics given for recognizing objects showing this behavior. In the radio galaxies considered, velocities up to about 0.2c and precession periods of 1,000,000 yr are deduced. In the QSOs investigated, velocities of 0.7c and greater are found and periods of order 10,000 yr. In some cases precession cone angles increase with time. Consequences in terms of lifetimes of QSO behavior and binary supermassive objects are discussed.

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