• D. A. Schwartz
  • D. E. Harris
  • H. Landt
  • A. Siemiginowska
  • E. S. Perlman
  • C. C. Cheung
  • J. M. Gelbord
  • D. M. Worrall
  • M. Birkinshaw
  • S. G. Jorstad
  • A. P. Marscher
  • L. Stawarz

We investigate the variations of the magnetic field, Doppler factor, and relativistic particle density along the jet of a quasar at z=0.72. We chose 4C 19.44 for this study because of its length and straight morphology. The 18 arcsec length of the jet provides many independent resolution elements in the Chandra X-ray image. The straightness suggests that geometry factors, although uncertain, are almost constant along the jet. We assume the X-ray emission is from inverse Compton scattering of the cosmic microwave background. With the aid of assumptions about jet alignment, equipartition between magnetic-field and relativistic-particle energy, and filling factors, we find that the jet is in bulk relativistic motion with a Doppler factor 6 at an angle no more than 10 to the line of sight over de-projected distances 150600 kpc from the quasar, and with a magnetic field 10 Gauss.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)443-444
Number of pages2
JournalProceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Volume2
Issue numberS238
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2006

    Scopus subject areas

  • Medicine (miscellaneous)
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Space and Planetary Science

    Research areas

  • (Galaxies:) quasars: individual (4C 19.44, PKS 1354+135), Galaxies: jets, X-rays

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