Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2001-12-14
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
46 pages, 10 figures and 8 tables. Accepted for publication in AJ. Corrected few typos in text
Scientific paper
10.1086/339177
In this paper we analyze the relation between radio, optical continuum and Halpha+[NII] emission from the cores of a sample of 21 nearby Fanaroff & Riley type I galaxies as observed with the VLBA and HST. The emission arises inside the inner tens of parsec of the galaxies. Core radio emission is observed in 19/20 galaxies, optical core continuum emission is detected in 12/21 galaxies and Halpha+[NII] core emission is detected in 20/21 galaxies. We confirm the recently detected linear correlation between radio and optical core emission in FR I galaxies and show that both core emissions also correlate with central Halpha+[NII] emission. The tight correlations between radio, optical and Halpha+[NII] core emission constrain the bulk Lorentz factor to gamma ~ 2-5 and gamma =< 2 for a continuous jet and a jet consisting of discrete blobs, respectively, assuming jet viewing angles in the range [30deg,90deg]. Radio and optical core emissions are likely to be synchrotron radiation from the inner jet, possibly with a significant contribution from emission by an accretion disk and/or flow. Elliptical galaxies with LINER nuclei without large-scale radio jets seem to follow the core emission correlations found in FR I galaxies. This suggests that the central engines could be very similar for the two classes of AGNs.
Baum Stefi
de Zeeuw Tim
Kleijn Gijs Verdoes
O'Dea Christopher
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