The kpc-scale radio source population

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 1999

Authors

Augusto, P (Author) Other; Gonzalez Serrano, JI (Author) Other; Edge, AC (Author) Other; Gizani, NAB (Author) Other; Wilkinson, PN (Author) Other; Perez Fournon, I (Author) Other

Journal

Title: New Astronomy Reviews

Vol. 43

Pages: 663-667

ISSN: 1387-6473

Publisher: Elsevier

Indexing

Scopus - 3 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-007-BY3

Abstract (EN): We are conducting a multi-wavelength (radio, optical, and X-ray) observational campaign to classify, morphologically and physically, a sample of 55 flat-spectrum radio sources dominated by structure on kpc-scales. This sample contains 22 compact-/medium-sized symmetric object candidates, a class of objects thought to be in the early stages of the evolution of radio galaxies. The vast majority of the remaining objects have core-plus-one-sided-jet structures, half of which show sharply bent jets, probably due to strong interactions with the interstellar medium of the host galaxies. Once the observational campaign is completed, we will constrain evolutionary theories of radio galaxies at their intermediate stages and possibly understand the physics of the hypothesised narrow-line region in active galactic nuclei, given our advantageous statistical position.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific