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Direct Imaging of a Toroidal Magnetic Field in the Inner Jet of NRAO 150

Authors :
Thomas P. Krichbaum
Iván Agudo
Alan L. Roy
José L. Gómez
Ivan Marti-Vidal
S. N. Molina
Source :
Galaxies; Volume 4; Issue 4; Pages: 70, Galaxies, Vol 4, Iss 4, p 70 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2016.

Abstract

Most formation models and numerical simulations cause a helical magnetic field to form, accelerate and collimate jets in active galactic nuclei (AGN). For this reason, observational direct evidence for the existence of these helical magnetic fields is of special relevance. In this work, we present ultra- high-resolution observations of the innermost regions of the jet in the quasar NRAO150. We study the polarization structure and report evidence of a helical magnetic field.

Details

ISSN :
20754434
Volume :
4
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Galaxies
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....fa9e079d46cb72006636bc2455606fa5
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies4040070