Proposal code

v035

Proposal title

The Nuclear Jet in M87

The

Investigators and their

Affiliations

P.I. Mark J. Reid Harvard-Smithsonian CfA
Lincoln J. Greenhill Harvard-Smithsonian CfA
Karl M. Menten Harvard-Smithsonian CfA
James M. Moran Harvard-Smithsonian CfA

Proposal Abstract

M87 is the archetypical extragalactic jet source. Previous global VLBI observations at 18 cm wavelength revealed a complex limb-brightened jet with sub-luminal motions. We propose to use VSOP, in conjunction with the VLBA, to image the jet with significantly greater angular resolution than available with Earth-bound VLBI arrays. We hope to image structures in the jet which are currently unresolved, determine why the ``pattern" speed of the jet appears slow (0.3 c), and increase our understanding of the helical structures within the jet that may reflect (magneto-)hydrodynamic instabilities.

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