Proposal code

w040

Proposal title

Proper motion in the inner 50 mas of the Vir~A jet.

The

Investigators and their

Affiliations

P.I. Bill Junor UNM, USA
John Biretta STSCI, USA

Proposal Abstract

Vir A (3C274) is the nearest AGN with a bright jet and active core, and is therefore our best opportunity to study non-thermal jet phenomena at high spatial resolution. Four epochs of VSOP monitoring of Vir A at lambda6 cm in the AO2 window are proposed in order to follow the evolution of the jet within \approx50 mas of the core. In conjunction with other monitoring programs, the radial velocity profile will be extended. The proposed observations will also resolve the jet transversely to its axis and allow a study of the limb-brightening and filamentary features to be made.

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