2006/08/11 by H.-B. Cai, H. -B. Cai, Z. -Q. Shen +4 · 4 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #BL Lac object #Core (optical fiber) #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Interferometry #Jet (fluid) #Parsec #Proper motion #Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology #Superluminal motion #Very Long Baseline Array #Very-long-baseline interferometry #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20065094
published in Astronomy and Astrophysics 458(3), 753-760 (EDP Sciences) · 11 pages, 5 figures, 3 tables
arxiv created 2006/08/11 · openalex publication_date 2006/08/25 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
We present results of Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) observations of PKS 0528+134 at five frequencies (2.3, 5.0, 8.4, 15.4, and 22.2 GHz). These quasi-simultaneous data enable us to study the spectral distribution of Very Long Baseline Interferometer (VLBI) components for the first time in this highly variable source, from which the central compact core is identified. Our observations indicate that there are two bendings for the jet motion at parsec scale. We provide an approximate spatial fit to the curved jet trajectory using the Steffen et al. (1995) helical model. We further investigate the proper motions of three jet components, which all show superluminal motion. At high frequencies (15.4 and 22.2 GHz) we detected a new component, which is estimated to be related to a radio burst peaking at about 2000.