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Multi-frequency study of the TeV blazar markarian 421 with VLBA observations taken during 2011. / Lico, R.; Giroletti, M.; Orienti, M.; Giovannini, G.; Cotton, W.; Edwards, P. G.; Fuhrmann, L.; Kovalev, Y. Y.; Krichbaum, T. P.; Jorstad, S.; Kino, M.; Marscher, A.; Paneque, D.; Perez-Torres, M. A.; Piner, B. G.; Sokolovsky, K. V.
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T1 - Multi-frequency study of the TeV blazar markarian 421 with VLBA observations taken during 2011
AU - Lico, R.
AU - Giroletti, M.
AU - Orienti, M.
AU - Giovannini, G.
AU - Cotton, W.
AU - Edwards, P. G.
AU - Fuhrmann, L.
AU - Kovalev, Y. Y.
AU - Krichbaum, T. P.
AU - Jorstad, S.
AU - Kino, M.
AU - Marscher, A.
AU - Paneque, D.
AU - Perez-Torres, M. A.
AU - Piner, B. G.
AU - Sokolovsky, K. V.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © Copyright owned by the author(s) under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike Licence.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - We present data obtained with the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) at twelve epochs (one observation per month from January to December 2011) at 15 and 24 GHz for the nearby TeV blazar Markarian 421 (z=0.031). We investigate the inner jet structure on parsec scales through the study of model-fit components for each epoch. The structure of Mrk 421 is dominated by a compact (FWHM about 0.13 mas) and bright component, with a one sided jet detected out to about 10 mas. We identified 5-6 components in the jet which are consistent with being stationary during the 12-month period studied here. Significant flux density variations have been detected for the core component. From our results, we estimate a viewing angle 2◦ < θ < 5◦ and a different jet velocity for the radio and the high-energy emission regions, such that the respective Doppler factors are δr ∼ 3 and δh.e ∼ 14.
AB - We present data obtained with the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) at twelve epochs (one observation per month from January to December 2011) at 15 and 24 GHz for the nearby TeV blazar Markarian 421 (z=0.031). We investigate the inner jet structure on parsec scales through the study of model-fit components for each epoch. The structure of Mrk 421 is dominated by a compact (FWHM about 0.13 mas) and bright component, with a one sided jet detected out to about 10 mas. We identified 5-6 components in the jet which are consistent with being stationary during the 12-month period studied here. Significant flux density variations have been detected for the core component. From our results, we estimate a viewing angle 2◦ < θ < 5◦ and a different jet velocity for the radio and the high-energy emission regions, such that the respective Doppler factors are δr ∼ 3 and δh.e ∼ 14.
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M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85052369047
VL - 2012-October
JO - Proceedings of Science
JF - Proceedings of Science
SN - 1824-8039
T2 - 11th European VLBI Network Symposium and Users Meeting, EVN Symposium 2012
Y2 - 9 October 2012 through 12 October 2012
ER -
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