Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Oct 1976
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976apj...209...35v&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, vol. 209, Oct. 1, 1976, pt. 1, p. 35-45. Research supported by the Jenny ja Antti Wihurin Rahasto Foundat
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Astronomical Models, Elliptical Galaxies, Galactic Structure, Radio Galaxies, Brightness, Galactic Clusters, Gravitational Effects, Gravitational Fields, Magnetic Flux, Radio Sources (Astronomy), Relativistic Particles
Scientific paper
The structure of complex radio sources is compared with models in which radio emission arises from compact massive objects moving in the gravitational field of a giant elliptical galaxy. The path of the objects is marked in the intergalactic medium by radio trails, whose initial strength is taken to be inversely proportional to the speed of the objects at each point. With reasonable physical parameters, the model is able to reproduce the main brightness features in many complex radio sources. In particular, one obtains the 'double-helix' structure of the 'head-tail' sources. The splitting of the outer components of ordinary double sources into two compact emission regions is naturally explained. In two such cases, the dynamical consistency of the theory was tested, and good agreement with the observed structure was found. The possible relation between optical peculiarities of M87, NGC 5128, and NGC 1275 and the origin of their radio components is also discussed.
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