Phase-referencing on BL Lac

Details Phase-referencing on BL Lac Phase-referencing on BL Lac

2007-11-22

arxiv.org/abs/0711.3564v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

5 pages, 7 figures

Scientific paper

We report the results of a phase-referencing study aimed at uncovering precession of the VLBI jet of BL Lac. The observations were conducted at 8, 15, 22, and 43 GHz and consist of seven epochs spanning about two years. We investigated the change in the absolute position of BL Lac's radio core by means of phase-referencing with two nearby sources, 2151+431 and 2207+374. The shift in the position of the core perpendicular to the jet is a signature of precession. However, the periodic variations with an amplitude of ~0.15 mas and a period of 1 year can be attributed to seasonal weather variations. We also detect a trend in position of the core on the scale of ~0.1 mas over two years.

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