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1998ApJ...507L.117B - Astrophys. J., 507, L117-L120 (1998/November-2)

Space VLBI observations show Tb > 10^12 K in the quasar NRAO 530.

BOWER G.C. and BACKER D.C.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present here space-based VLBI observations with VLBI Space Observatory Program (VSOP) and a southern hemisphere ground array of the gamma-ray blazar NRAO 530 at 1.6 and 5 GHz. The brightness temperature of the core at 1.6 GHz is 5x1011 K. The size is near the minimum observable value in the direction of NRAO 530 due to interstellar scattering. The 5 GHz data show a single component with a brightness temperature of ∼3x1012 K, significantly in excess of the inverse Compton limit and of the equipartition brightness temperature limit. This is strong evidence for relativistic motion in a jet requiring model-dependent Doppler boosting factors in the range 6-60. We show that a simple homogeneous sphere probably does not model the emission region accurately. We favor instead an inhomogeneous jet model with a Doppler boosting factor of 15.

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Journal keyword(s): Galaxies: Active - Galaxies: Jets - Radiation Mechanisms: Nonthermal - Techniques: Interferometric

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