Proposal code

v018

Proposal title

VSOP Observations of 4 Low Power Radio Galaxies at 6 cm

The

Investigators and their

Affiliations

P.I. G. Giovannini I.R.A. - CNR and Astronomy Dpt., ITALY
W.D. Cotton N.R.A.O. - U.S.A.
L. Lara I.R.A. - CNR, Italy and IAA-CSIC, SPAIN
T. Venturi I.R.A. - CNR, ITALY

Proposal Abstract

We request 6 cm VSOP observations of 4 low power extended radio galaxies (FRI). The aims of requested observations are: a) to map the inner region of the parsec scale jets and to measure the angular resolution of the nuclear emission; b) to compare at high resolution the nuclear properties in high and low power radio sources; c) to resolve radio jets to test the present models which assume that radio jets have a high velocity inner region and a slower moving shear on their surface where the interaction with the external medium occurs. Since all requested galaxies are nearby sources, we will map them with a very high linear resolution.

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