The jet of Markarian 501 from millions of Schwarzschild radii down to a few hundreds

2008/07/11 by M. Giroletti, G. Giovannini, W. D. Cotton +5 · 6 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Accretion (finance) #Active galactic nucleus #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #BL Lac object #Blazar #Core (optical fiber) #Galaxy #Gamma ray #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #Jet (fluid) #Mechanics #Optics #Parsec #Physics #Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology #Schwarzschild radius #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200809784

10 pages, accepted by A&A

arxiv created 2008/07/11 · openalex publication_date 2008/07/17 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Aims. The TeV BL Lac object Markarian 501 is a complex, core dominated radio source, with a one sided, twisting jet on parsec scales. In the present work, we attempt to extend our understanding of the source physics to regions of the radio jet which have not been accessed before.

Citations

• The Subluminal Parsec-Scale Jet of Markarian 501
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• Centimeter‐Wavelength Total Flux and Linear Polarization Properties of Radio‐loud BL Lacertae Objects
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