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VLBI and single-dish monitoring of 3C 84 for the period 2009-2011.
- Source :
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters; Jun2012, Vol. 423 Issue 1, pL122-L126, 5p
- Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- ABSTRACT The radio galaxy 3C 84 is a representative of γ-ray-bright misaligned active galactic nuclei (AGNs) and one of the best laboratories to study the radio properties of the subparsec jet in connection with the γ-ray emission. In order to identify possible radio counterparts of γ-ray emissions in 3C 84, we study the change in structure within the central 1 pc and the light curve of subparsec-sized components C1, C2 and C3. We search for any correlation between changes in the radio components and the γ-ray flares by making use of the Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) and single-dish data. Throughout the radio monitoring spanning over two GeV γ-ray flares detected by the Fermi Large Area Telescope and the MAGIC Cherenkov Telescope during 2009 April-May and 2010 June-August, the total flux density in the radio band increases on average. This flux increase mostly originates in C3. Although γ-ray flares span the time-scale of days to weeks, no clear correlation with the radio light curve on this time-scale is found. No new prominent components and change in morphology associated with the γ-ray flares are found on VLBI images. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17453925
- Volume :
- 423
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 76302520
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-3933.2012.01269.x