We present the results of a multi-frequency, multi-scale radio polarimetric study with the Very Large Array (VLA) of the Seyfert 1 galaxy and BALQSO, Mrk 231. We detect complex total and polarized intensity features in the source. Overall, the images indicate the presence of a broad, one-sided, curved outflow towards the south which consists of a weakly collimated jet with poloidal inferred magnetic fields, inside a broader magnetized ``wind'' or ``sheath'' component with toroidal inferred magnetic fields. The model of a kpc-scale weakly collimated jet/lobe in Mrk 231 is strengthened by its C-shaped morphology, steep spectral index throughout, complexities in the magnetic field structures, and the presence of self-similar structures observed on the 10-parsec-scale in the literature. The ``wind'' may comprise both nuclear starburst (close to the core) and AGN winds, where the latter maybe the primary contributor. Moving away from the core, the ``wind'' component may also comprise the outer layers (or ``sheath'') of a broadened jet. The inferred value of the (weakly collimated) jet production efficiency, $η_\mathrm{jet}\sim$0.01 is consistent with the estimates in the literature. The composite jet and wind outflow in Mrk 231 appears to be low-power and matter-dominated, and oriented at a small angle to our line of sight.
25 Years of Mrk 421 with XMM-Newton: Unveiling Structured Jets and Energy-Dependent Escape
School of Astronomy and Space Science, University of Science and Technology of China(中国科学技术大学天文与空间科学学院);Janusz Gil Institute of Astronomy, University of Zielona Góra(绿山城大学扬努什·吉尔天文学研究所);Doctoral School of Exact and Technical Sciences, University of Zielona Góra(绿山城大学精确与技术科学博士学院);Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Polish Academy of Sciences(波兰科学院尼古拉·哥白尼天文学中心)
基于 XMM-Newton 25 年观测,对 Mrk 421 进行 X 射线光谱与变率分析,发现硬变率更强、通量分布类对数正态,且光谱需用断裂幂律或对数抛物线描述,支持结构化喷流或能量依赖逃逸模型。
Active Galactic Nuclei-driven Metallicity Enrichment in the Interstellar Medium of Mrk 573
Astronomical Observatory of the Jagiellonian University(雅盖隆大学天文台);Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Toronto(多伦多大学加拿大理论天体物理研究所);NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center(美国宇航局戈达德太空飞行中心)
Fast inflowing ionized absorber tracing the gas dynamics at sub-parsec scale around Mrk 3
Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Science(中国科学院上海天文台);European Space Agency (ESA), European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC)(欧洲空间局(ESA)欧洲空间研究与技术中心(ESTEC));School of Astronomy and Space Science, Nanjing University(南京大学天文与空间科学学院);Key Laboratory of Modern Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nanjing University, Ministry of Education(教育部现代天文与天体物理学的重点实验室,南京大学)
Probing the $γ$-ray emission region and the connection to jet ejections in NRAO 150 with VLBI
Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie(马克斯·普朗克射电天文研究所);Finnish Centre for Astronomy with ESO, University of Turku(图尔库大学芬兰ESO天文学中心);Aalto University Metsähovi Radio Observatory(阿尔托大学梅特舍霍维射电天文台);Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía, IAA-CSIC(安达卢西亚天体物理研究所,西班牙高等科学研究委员会);National Radio Astronomy Observatory(美国国家射电天文台);Institute for Astrophysical Research, Boston University(波士顿大学天体物理研究所);Saint Petersburg State University(圣彼得堡国立大学);Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian(哈佛史密森尼天体物理中心)