An asymmetric relativistic model for classical double radio sources
| dc.creator | Arshakian, Tigran G. | |
| dc.creator | Longair, Malcolm S. | |
| dc.date | 1999-05-20 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T02:31:40Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T02:31:40Z | |
| dc.description | An asymmetric relativistic model for FRII radio sources is described which takes account of both relativistic effects and intrinsic/environmental asymmetries to explain the observed structural asymmetry of their radio lobes. A key feature of the model is jet-sidedness, which can now be determined for about 80% of the FRII sources in the 3CRR complete sample. It is shown that a simple asymmetric relativistic model can account for a wide range of observational data, and that the relativistic and intrinsic asymmetry effects are of comparable importance. The mean translational speed of the lobes is 0.12c with a standard deviation 0.04c. The results are in agreement with an orientation-based unified scheme in which the critical angle separating the radio galaxies from the radio quasars is about 50 degrees. | |
| dc.description | Oral report at the 194th IAU Symp. on "Activity in galaxies and related phenomena", held in Byurakan, Armenia, August 17-21, 1998, Eds. Y.Terzian, E.Khachikian, and D.Weedman, PASP Conf. Series, in press | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9905263 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9905263 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/14237 | |
| dc.subject | Astrophysics | |
| dc.title | An asymmetric relativistic model for classical double radio sources | |
| dc.type | text |