Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Sep 1992
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Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 396, no. 2, Sept. 10, 1992, p. 487-503.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
231
Absorption Spectra, Extragalactic Radio Sources, Quasars, Radio Galaxies, Monte Carlo Method, Radio Jets (Astronomy), Sky Surveys (Astronomy), Very Large Array (Vla)
Scientific paper
Results of a VLA radio detection survey conducted for a large sample of broad-absorption-line (BAL) QSOs are presented. The absence of luminous radio sources among the 68 known BALQSOs under consideration, together with a complementary spectroscopic study which finds no BALQSOs among a large sample of radio-loud quasars, establishes a strong anticorrelation between luminous radio source and the BALQSO phenomenon. On the basis of a quantitative statistical test calibrated by Monte Carlo realizations, the long-suggested bimodal division of all QSOs into radio-loud and radio-quiet objects is found to be present at greater than 98 percent confidence level in several samples. It is suggested that QSOs produce either a highly collimated, powerful, relativistic jet that gives rise to luminous emission or to a subrelativistic, uncollimated wind that accelerates the BAL clouds, but not both.
Foltz Craig B.
Morris Simon L.
Stocke John T.
Weymann Ray J.
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