An infrared jet in Centaurus A - A link to the extranuclear activity in distant radio galaxies?

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy

Scientific paper

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

18

Active Galactic Nuclei, Elliptical Galaxies, Infrared Sources (Astronomy), Radio Galaxies, Astronomical Spectroscopy, Cosmic Dust, Emission Spectra, Relativistic Particles, Spectral Energy Distribution, Very Large Array (Vla)

Scientific paper

High-resolution NIR images of the visually obscured central region of Centaurus A (NGC 5128) were obtained with the University of Texas array camera on the AAT in June 1988, in order to investigate the effect of the active nucleus on the surrounding galaxy. The J (1.25 micron), H (1.65 micron), and K (2.2 micron) images of the central 40 arcsec of the galaxy revealed an emission feature extending about 10 arcsec northeast of the nucleus at the same position angle as the X-ray and radio jets. This jet is most prominent at the 1.25 micron wavelength, where its brightness was comparable to that of the nucleus. The observed properties of the 'infrared jet' were found to be similar to those seen in distant radio sources.

No associations

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for scientists and scientific papers. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

An infrared jet in Centaurus A - A link to the extranuclear activity in distant radio galaxies? does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with An infrared jet in Centaurus A - A link to the extranuclear activity in distant radio galaxies?, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and An infrared jet in Centaurus A - A link to the extranuclear activity in distant radio galaxies? will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1894828

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.