Hints for a fast precessing relativistic radio jet in LS I +61 303

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2003-12-03

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0312091v1

Astron.Astrophys.414:L1-L4,2004

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

4 pages, 3 figures, LaTeX, uses aa.cls. Accepted for publication in A&A Letters

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20031760

Here we discuss two consecutive MERLIN observations of the X-ray binary LS I +61 303. The first observation shows a double-sided jet extending up to about 200 AU on both sides of a central source. The jet shows a bent S-shaped structure similar to the one displayed by the well-known precessing jet of SS 433. The precession suggested in the first MERLIN image becomes evident in the second one, showing a one-sided bent jet significantly rotated with respect to the jet of the day before. We conclude that the derived precession of the relativistic (beta=0.6) jet explains puzzling previous VLBI results. Moreover, the fact that the precession is fast could be the explanation of the never understood short term (days) variability of the associated gamma-ray source 2CG 135+01 / 3EG J0241+6103.

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