Proposal code

v112

Proposal title

High-resolution imaging of nearby lobe-dominated radiogalaxies

The

Investigators and their

Affiliations

P.I. J. Reynolds ATNF (Aus)
S. Tingay MSSSO (Aus)
E. Sadler, R. Morganti Uni. of Sydney (Aus), ATNF (Aus)
A. Tzioumis, D. Jauncey, R. Sault ATNF (Aus)
P. McCulloch, J. Lovell Uni. of Tasmania (Aus)
D. Meier, R. Preston, D. Jones, D. Murphy JPL (USA)
S. Simkin, G. Nicolson Uni. of Michigan (USA), HartRAO (RSA)
P. Dewdney, W. Cannon, R. Wietfeldt DRAO (Can), ISTS (Can), ISTS (Can)
P. Edwards ISAS (Jpn)

Proposal Abstract

We propose multiple-epoch imaging with VSOP at 5GHz of the three lobe-dominated radiogalaxies Pictor A, PKS 2152-699 and PKS 0521-365. These three objects are among the closest and brightest examples of the FR-II type, rendering excellent (sub-parsec) linear resolution with VSOP imaging. Three epochs are requested for each object, to allow estimates of jet motion to be obtained. These images will greatly enhance our understanding of the jet parameters and other radio properties of these sources, which have all been studied extensively with ground-based radio arrays and in other wavebands. We require 4 (minimum 3) orbits on each of these sources to obtain good uv-coverage with the limited Southern hemisphere array.

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