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Relativistic Beaming Models and VLBI Observations of A Complete Sample of Radio Sources

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2017

A. C. S. Readhead ,
T. J. Pearson  and
P. D. Barthel
A. C. S. Readhead
Affiliation:
Owens Valley Radio Observatory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
T. J. Pearson
Affiliation:
Owens Valley Radio Observatory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
P. D. Barthel
Affiliation:
Owens Valley Radio Observatory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA

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We have conducted a systematic study of the milliarcsecond structure of a complete, flux-density limited sample of strong radio sources selected at 5 GHz. We have made 5 GHz maps at two epochs of the 45 compact sources in the sample, and third-epoch observations are in progress. Our intention was to explore the full range of morphologies exhibited by compact radio sources, to search for new superluminal sources, and to determine how widespread such phenomena as parsec-scale jets, alignment of parsec-scale and kiloparsec-scale jets, and superluminal motion are. In addition, we hoped to use this well-defined sample for statistical tests of the beaming theories.

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Extragalactic
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Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 129: The Impact of VLBI on Astrophysics and Geophysics , 1988 , pp. 65 - 70
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1988 

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