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根据VLBI无线电核心频率相关位置测量的AGN喷流物理学

AGN jet physics from measurements of the frequency-dependent position of the VLBI radio core

Shane P. O'Sullivan, Denise C. Gabuzda

摘要:

VLBI数据的多频分析需要精确测量自吸收射电核的频移,因为相位自校准会丢失绝对位置信息。我们使用Croke & Gabuzda(2008)的互相关技术对光学薄喷流发射进行校准。我们的结果是一致的,从相位参考方法,以及通过模型拟合的光学薄喷流组件对齐。通过这些测量,可以计算出致密喷流区的物理参数,如磁场强度(B_core)和射电核到喷流原点的距离(r_core)。对于源Mrk 501,我们发现一个磁场强度为0.15 \pm 0.04 G在8.4 GHz的核心在距离0.8 \pm 0.2 pc从基地的射流。通过外推BL Lac(2200+420)的4.6 ~ 15.4 GHz的结果,我们估计了毫米VLBI核心的1 G量级的磁场强度。使用我们对1803+784在1.6和4.8 GHz之间的芯位移测量,我们发现B_core(4.8 GHz)= 0.11 \pm 0.02 G和r_core(4.8 GHz)= 20 \pm 5 pc。Jiménez-Monferrer等人(2008)在8.4 GHz和43 GHz对该源进行的相位参考观测表明B_core(43 GHz)= 1.0 \pm 0.4 G且r_core(43 GHz)= 2.0 \pm 0.9 pc。

英文摘要:

Accurate measurement of the frequency-dependent shift of the self-absorbed radio core is required for multi-frequency analysis of VLBI data since absolute positional information is lost as a result of phase self-calibration. We use the cross-correlation technique of Croke & Gabuzda (2008) on the optically thin jet emission to align our VLBA images. Our results are consistent with those obtained from the phase-referencing method, as well as alignment by model-fitted optically thin jet components. Physical parameters of the compact jet regions, such as the magnetic field strength (B_core) and the distance of the radio core to the jet origin (r_core), can be calculated from these measurements. For the source Mrk 501, we find a magnetic field strength of 0.15\pm0.04 G in the 8.4-GHz core at a distance of 0.8\pm0.2 pc from the base of the jet. By extrapolating our 4.6 to 15.4 GHz results for BL Lac (2200+420), we estimate magnetic field strengths of the order of 1 G in the millimetre VLBI core. Using our core-shift measurement between 1.6 and 4.8 GHz for 1803+784, we find B_core(4.8 GHz) = 0.11\pm0.02 G and r_core(4.8 GHz) = 20\pm5 pc. The phase-referencing observations of this source at 8.4 and 43 GHz by Jiménez-Monferrer et al. (2008) imply B_core(43 GHz) = 1.0\pm0.4 G and r_core(43 GHz) = 2.0\pm0.9 pc.

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