Proposal code

v090

Proposal title

Helical jet confinement & strong interaction with ISM in the CSS quasars 3C309.1 and 3C380

The

Investigators and their

Affiliations

P.I. Andrzej Kus TRAO -- Torun, Poland
Roy Booth OSO -- Onsala, Sweden
Peter Wilkinson NRAL -- Jodrell Bank, England

Proposal Abstract

This work is a continuation of our study of two luminous CSS quasars. We plan to observe 3C309.1 and 3C380 at 1.6 and 5 GHz to get information on the structure of the parsec-scale jet region to study the confinement mechanism of helical tubes and the interaction with exceptionally dense medium. The second epoch spanned over one year time will give us information on changes within the flow. The history of such interaction (variation of brightness, motion of shocks, structural changes, magnetic field changes) gives us direct information on the physical processes in the region and on indirect measure of central engine activity. Both quasars are bright, jet dominated, embeded in dense medium and therefore are the best examples for the proposed study.

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