Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1997-03-20
MNRAS 288 L1
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
9 pages, 6 figures, LaTeX 2.09. To appear in MNRAS
Scientific paper
We present observations made with the VLA at 1.5 and 8.4 GHz of the nearby FRI radio galaxy 3C296. The most recent models of FRI radio galaxies suggest that substantial deceleration must take place in their jets, with strongly relativistic velocities on parsec scales giving place to at most mildly relativistic velocities on scales of tens of kiloparsecs. The region over which this deceleration takes place is therefore of considerable interest. By considering the side-to-side asymmetries of the jets of 3C296, we constrain the region of strong deceleration in the source. Our observations show evidence that the jets have slow edges surrounding faster central spines. We discuss the implications of our observations for models of the magnetic field structure in these objects.
Alexander Paul
Hardcastle Martin J.
Pooley Guy G.
Riley Julia M.
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