VLBI detection of the HST-1 feature in the M87 jet at 2 cm

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2010-02-12

arxiv.org/abs/1002.2588v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics 515 (2010) A38

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics

9 pages, 9 figures, accepted by Astronomy and Astrophysics

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361/200913915

A bright feature 80 pc away from the core in the powerful jet of M87 shows highly unusual properties. Earlier radio, optical and X-ray observations have shown that this feature, labeled HST-1, is superluminal, and is possibly connected with the TeV flare detected by HESS in 2005. It has been claimed that this feature might have a blazar nature, due to these properties. To examine the possible blazar-like nature of HST-1, we analyzed lambda 2 cm VLBA archival data from dedicated full-track observations and the 2 cm survey/MOJAVE VLBI monitoring programs obtained between 2000 and 2009. Applying VLBI wide-field imaging techniques, the HST-1 region was imaged at milliarcsecond resolution. Here we present the first 2 cm VLBI detection of this feature in observations from early 2003 to early 2007, and analyze its evolution over this time. Using the detections of HST-1, we find that the projected apparent speed is 0.61 +/- 0.31 c. A comparison of the VLA and VLBA flux densities of this feature indicate that is mostly resolved on molliarcsecond scales. This feature is optically thin between lambda 2 cm and lambda 20 cm. We do not find evidence of a blazar nature for HST-1.

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