Is the Radio Core of BL Lac Precessing?

Details Is the Radio Core of BL Lac Precessing? Is the Radio Core of BL Lac Precessing?

2004-12-17

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0412496v1

Astrophys.J. 623 (2005) 79-84

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

17 pages, 3 figures, accepted by Ap. J

Scientific paper

10.1086/428339

Stirling et al. (2003) reported the discovery of a 2.3 year periodic variation in the structural position angle of the parsec-scale radio core of the blazar BL Lac. We searched for independent confirmation of this periodic behavior using 43 GHz images of the radio core during ten epochs overlapping those of Stirling et al. Our maps are consistent with several periodicities, including one near the period reported by Stirling et al. By comparing our position angle measurements with those of Stirling et al., we find strong consistent evidence for position angle variations of the inner core during the observed epochs. However, the claim for periodic variation is not convincing, especially when the most recent epochs (2000.60 - 2003.78) are included. A definitive resolution will require continued monitoring of the core structure over several periods.

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