scholarly journals Intensity Variations in Extragalactic Radio Sources at 13 cm

1972 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 224-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. D. Nicolson

Results of a three-year investigation into the variability of 55 Parkes sources at 13 cm are presented. Thirty-six of the sources comprise a complete sample of QSS with fluxes exceeding 2 flux units. The remaining sources include most other known or likely variables stronger than 2 flux units. The relationship between spectra and variability in QSS is investigated and it is confirmed that variables generally have flat low frequency spectra. A possible relationship between redshift and specific types of intensity variations is considered. Limits on the secular change in the intensity of non-variable QSS are set and are generally found to be ± 1.5% p.a. at 13 cm. Results for the remaining 19 sources are discussed and some preliminary findings of an extension patrol to include weaker sources in the range 1-2 flux units are given.

1984 ◽  
Vol 89 ◽  
pp. 323 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Gregorini ◽  
F. Mantovani ◽  
A. Eckart ◽  
P. Biermann ◽  
A. Witzel ◽  
...  

Astrophysics ◽  
1970 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 252-255
Author(s):  
A. M. Aslanyan ◽  
V. G. Malumyan ◽  
V. A. Sanamyan

2002 ◽  
Vol 199 ◽  
pp. 231-232
Author(s):  
N. Tsvyk

In this work we explain the integrated spectrum measurements (Braude et.al.,1978—1995) in terms of the synchrotron theory and the the recent measurements of radio fine structure in different classes of sources (Carilli et.al.,1991). This provides a new method of investigating extragalactic radio sources


2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-172
Author(s):  
A. P. Miroshnichenko ◽  

Purpose: Estimate of the environment density of giant (with the linear size of about megaparsec) radio structures for galaxies and quasars with steep low-frequency spectra taken from the UTR-2 catalogue. Study of the cosmological evolution of environment density of giant radio sources. Determination of dependence of contribution of radio lobes into the emission of giant sources with respect to their environment density. Design/methodology/approach: We use the sample of sources from the UTR-2 catalogue of extragalactic sources to estimate the environment density for giant sources with steep low-frequency spectra. The selection criteria for the examined objects are the following: 1) the spectral index value is equal or larger than 1; 2) the fl ux density of emission at the frequency of 25 MHz is larger than 10 Jy; 3) the sample sources are optically identifi ed. The value of environment density of examined sources is obtained with the assumption of equality of source jet luminosity (at the synchrotron mechanism of radio emission) and its corresponding kinetic luminosity. The analysis of the estimates of environment densities is made for different classes of the sample objects (for galaxies and quasars with linear steep spectra and with break steep spectra). Findings: The estimates of environment density have been derived for giant radio structures formed by the jets of sources with steep spectrum from the UTR-2 catalogue. On the average, the environment density for the quasar structure (~ 10-28 g/sm3) is lesser than the one for the galaxies (~ 10-27 g/sm3 to ~ 10-26 g/sm3). The larger jet environment density is typical for the galaxies and quasars with the break steep spectra than for those with the linear steep spectra. The inverse power relation of the jet environment density and the source redshift (the cosmological evolution of the jet environment density) has been derived. The contribution of jet-related radio lobes into the emission of sources displays the inverse power relation for the environment density of the corresponding radio structures. Conclusions: The mean values of obtained estimates of environment density of giant jets of radio sources with steep low-frequency spectra indicate the lesser environment density of quasar jets than that for the galaxy jets. Giant radio sources with steep low-frequency spectrum (especially, with break steep spectrum) reveal considerable evolution of environment density of jets. The larger contribution of radio lobes (jets) into the emission of sources corresponds to the lesser environment density of sources taken from the UTR-2 catalogue. It can be due to propagation of jets (surrounded by radio lobes) from powerful radio sources to distances of about megaparsec, until the balance of source’s environment density and extragalactic environment density is reached. Key words: steep low-frequency radio spectrum; giant radio structure; jets; radio lobes; galaxies; quasars; environment density


1984 ◽  
Vol 110 ◽  
pp. 15-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. J. Pearson ◽  
A.C.S. Readhead

We have conducted a VLBI survey of a complete, flux-density limited sample of 65 extragalactic radio sources, selected at 5 GHz. We have made hybrid maps at 5 GHz of all of the sources accessible to the Mark-II system. The sources can be divided provisionally into a number of classes with different properties: central components of extended double sources, steep-spectrum compact sources, very compact (almost unresolved) sources, asymmetric sources (sometimes called “core-jet” sources), and “compact double” sources. It is not yet clear whether any of these classes is physically distinct from the others, or whether there is a continuous range of properties.


1993 ◽  
Vol 105 ◽  
pp. 1680 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Tornikoski ◽  
E. Valtaoja ◽  
H. Terasranta ◽  
M. Lainela ◽  
M. Bramwell ◽  
...  

1986 ◽  
Vol 119 ◽  
pp. 149-155
Author(s):  
L. Padrielli ◽  
R. Fanti ◽  
A. Ficarra ◽  
L. Gregorini ◽  
F. Mantovani

The flux variability of extragalactic radio sources at decimetric wavelengths (Low Frequency Variability LFV) is mostly associated with the nuclei of compact radio sources. But is a not yet well understood phenomenon. The main question still is: where does this phenomenon take place?


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