Proposal code

v027

Proposal title

Evolution of the Parsec-Scale Radio Jet of 3C 279

The

Investigators and their

Affiliations

P.I. Ann E. Wehrle IPAC/JPL/Caltech, USA
Stephen C. Unwin Caltech, USA
Alma C. Zook Pomona College, USA
Wenge Xu IPAC/JPL/Caltech, USA
Esko Valtaoja Turku University Observatory, Finland
Hari Teräsranta Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
Makoto Inoue University of Tokyo, Japan

Proposal Abstract

We propose to monitor the parsec-scale structure of the gamma-ray emitting quasar 3C 279, at 5 and 22 GHz. The goals are to study jet collimation on the scale of a light-year; to measure superluminal motion close to the core; to resolve individual components in the superluminal jet to learn about shock formation and propagation; and to measure the spectral shape of jet components. The latter goal is aimed at a calculation of the physical conditions (magnetic field and particle energy densities) which give rise to inverse-Compton X-rays. From the physical parameters we can derive constraints on models of the relativistic jet formation.

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