The parsec-scale distributions of intensity, linear polarization and Faraday rotation in the core and jet of Mrk 501 at 8.4-1.6 GHz

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dc.contributor.authorCroke, S. M.
dc.contributor.authorO'Sullivan, Shane P.
dc.contributor.authorGabuzda, Denise
dc.contributor.funderIrish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology
dc.contributor.funderNational Science Foundation
dc.contributor.funderUniversity of Michigan
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-07T09:38:55Z
dc.date.available2017-11-07T09:38:55Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractPrevious very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) observations of the nearby (z = 0.0337) active galactic nucleus (AGN) Mrk 501 have revealed a complex total-intensity structure with an approximately 90 degrees misalignment between the jet orientations on parsec and kiloparsec scales. The jet displays a 'spine' of magnetic field orthogonal to the jet surrounded by a 'sheath' of magnetic field aligned with the jet. Mrk 501 is also one of a handful of AGN that are regularly detected at TeV energies, indicating the presence of high-energy phenomena in the core. However, multi-epoch analyses of the VLBI total-intensity structure have yielded only very modest apparent speeds for features in the VLBI jet. We investigate the total-intensity and linear-polarization structures of the parsec- to decaparsec-scale jet of Mrk 501 using VLBA observations at 8.4, 5, 2.2 and 1.6 GHz. The rotation-measure distribution displays the presence of a Faraday rotation gradient across an extended stretch of the jet, providing new evidence for a helical magnetic field associated with the jet of this AGN. The position of the radio core from the base of the jet follows the law r(core)(nu) proportional to nu-1.1 +/- 0.2, consistent with the compact inner jet region being in equipartition. Hence, we estimate a magnetic field strength of similar to 40 mG at a distance of 1 pc.en
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dc.identifier.citationCroke, S. M., O'Sullivan, S. P. and Gabuzda, D. C. (2010) 'The parsec-scale distributions of intensity, linear polarization and Faraday rotation in the core and jet of Mrk 501 at 8.4–1.6 GHz', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 402(1), pp. 259-270. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15923.xen
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15923.x
dc.identifier.endpage270
dc.identifier.issn0035-8711
dc.identifier.issued1
dc.identifier.journaltitleMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Societyen
dc.identifier.startpage259
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/4966
dc.identifier.volume402
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherOxford University Pressen
dc.relation.urihttps://academic.oup.com/mnras/article-lookup/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15923.x
dc.rights© 2009, the Authors. Journal compilation © 2009, RASen
dc.subjectGalaxiesen
dc.subjectActiveen
dc.subjectJetsen
dc.subjectMagnetic fieldsen
dc.titleThe parsec-scale distributions of intensity, linear polarization and Faraday rotation in the core and jet of Mrk 501 at 8.4-1.6 GHzen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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