Proposal code

v059

Proposal title

VSOP Observations of the Jet in 3C273

The

Investigators and their

Affiliations

P.I. Richard Davis NRAL Jodrell Bank, UK
Tom Muxlow and Simon Garrington NRAL Jodrell Bank, UK
Steve Unwin Cal Tech, USA.

Proposal Abstract

We propose VSOP observations of the quasar 3C273 in order to extend our ground-based VLBI studies of the jet to higher resolution. Global VLBI observations at 18cm have traced the jet out to 200 pc and the superluminal motion continues to the outermost components. Higher resolution observations will allows us to study the complex structure of the jet in detail and determine whether the apparent velocities change along the jet. VSOP observations at 18cm offer the ideal combination of resolution and sensitivity to the extended steep-spectrum jet emission to carry out this study. In order to trace the motions of the jet features we request three observations with VSOP in AO1.

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