Title of article :
Multifrequency interferometer and radio continuum monitoring observations of CTA 102
Author/Authors :
Rantakyro، F. T. نويسنده , , Wiik، K. نويسنده , , Tornikoski، M. نويسنده , , Valtaoja، E. نويسنده , , Baath، L. B. نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2003
Pages :
-472
From page :
473
To page :
0
Abstract :
This paper represents the work of several years of observation of CTA 102 with both single dish telescopes and interferometric arrays, covering wavelengths from 1.2 cm to 1.3 mm. The resolution of the maps covers an order of magnitude from 0.5 mas to 50 as. The images presented demonstrate the rapid structural changes in this source. These rapid structural changes correlates with the outbursts seen in the total flux, turnover frequency and in the spectral index. We have calculated the Brightness Temperatures of the components ( TB) directly from the determined component sizes and also using the logarithmic variability amplitudes and timescales to calculate the TBs. Both the methods yielded measurements of source frame TBs no higher than ~a^few *10^12 K. We find that the observed average proper motion is ~ 0.4+-0.07K. We find that the observed average proper motion is mas/yr, which corresponds to an apparent transverse velocity of 11+-2c.
Keywords :
jets , Radiation mechanisms , non-thermal , shock waves , quasars , individual CTA102 , galaxies
Journal title :
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Serial Year :
2003
Journal title :
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Record number :
76629
Link To Document :
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