Quasi-simultaneous multi-frequency observations of inverted-spectrum GPS candidate sources

2008/06/23 by B. Vollmer, T. P. Krichbaum, E. Angelakis +1
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena #Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078857

16 pages, 7 figures, accepted for publication in A&A

arxiv created 2008/06/23 · openalex publication_date 2008/07/09 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

Context. Gigahertz-Peaked Spectrum (GPS) sources are likely the precursors of local radio galaxies. Existing GPS source samples are small (<200).

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