Millimeter VLBI of NGC 1052: Dynamics
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Observation and Data Reduction
3. Results
4. Discussion
4.1. Dynamics in a Twin-Jet System
4.2. Comparison 86 GHz Image
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Epoch | VLBA Code | RMS | [Jy] | [mas] | [mas] | PA [] | |
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(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) |
2005-03-11 | BR099A | 0.68 | 0.33 | 0.80 | 0.46 | 0.20 | 6.25 |
2005-07-18 | BR099D | 0.60 | 0.52 | 1.00 | 0.52 | 0.18 | −11.36 |
2005-11-13 | BR099G | 0.50 | 0.26 | 0.80 | 0.50 | 0.18 | −9.89 |
2006-04-09 | BR119B | 0.81 | 0.41 | 1.04 | 0.48 | 0.18 | −7.16 |
2007-01-14 | BR120A | 0.71 | 0.21 | 0.74 | 0.61 | 0.26 | 10.05 |
2007-03-04 | BR120B | 0.56 | 0.24 | 0.69 | 0.41 | 0.17 | −3.73 |
2007-05-05 | BR120C | 0.46 | 0.25 | 0.49 | 0.40 | 0.16 | −5.15 |
2007-06-17 | BR120D | 0.53 | 0.30 | 0.64 | 0.51 | 0.17 | −8.27 |
Eastern jet | Western jet | ||
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Component | Ejection Time [Year] | Component | Ejection Time [Year] |
ej 1 | 2004.4 | wj 1 | 2004.1 |
ej 2 | 2004.7 | wj 2 | 2004.1 |
ej 3 | 2005.0 | wj 3 | 2003.1 |
ej 4 | 2005.2 | wj 4 | 2003.7 |
ej 5 | 2005.5 | wj 5 | 2005.1 |
ej 6 | 2005.6 | wj 6 | 2005.3 |
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Baczko, A.-K.; Schulz, R.; Ros, E.; Kadler, M.; Perucho, M.; Wilms, J. Millimeter VLBI of NGC 1052: Dynamics. Galaxies 2016, 4, 48. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies4040048
Baczko A-K, Schulz R, Ros E, Kadler M, Perucho M, Wilms J. Millimeter VLBI of NGC 1052: Dynamics. Galaxies. 2016; 4(4):48. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies4040048
Chicago/Turabian StyleBaczko, Anne-Kathrin, Robert Schulz, Eduardo Ros, Matthias Kadler, Manel Perucho, and Jörn Wilms. 2016. "Millimeter VLBI of NGC 1052: Dynamics" Galaxies 4, no. 4: 48. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies4040048