Proposal code
w312
Proposal title
Completing the Pearson-Readhead Survey from Space
The |
Investigators and their |
Affiliations |
| P.I. |
R. A. Preston |
JPL, Caltech (USA) |
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T. J. Pearson, A. C. S. Readhead |
Caltech (USA) |
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M. L. Lister, B. G. Piner, D. W. Murphy, D. L. Meier, D. L. Jones |
JPL, Caltech (USA) |
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S. J. Tingay |
ATNF (Australia) |
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H. Hirabayashi, Y. Murata |
ISAS (Japan) |
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H. Kobayashi |
NAO (Japan) |
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M. Inoue |
NRO (Japan) |
Proposal Abstract
We propose to use VSOP to image an additional five sources from the
Pearson-Readhead (PR) sample of active galactic nuclei (AGNs). As
part of a proposal to the first VSOP AO, we are obtaining 5-GHz images
of 31 compact sources from this well-studied sample. By observing five
additional PR sources, our VSOP sub-sample will be fully complete in
terms of flux density, spectral flatness, and gamma-ray-detected
objects. When combined with the wealth of supporting data for this
sample, this statistically complete data set will allow us to deduce
more rigorously the general properties of the sub-parsec nuclear
environment and jet dynamics of relativistically beamed AGNs (e.g.,
brightness temperature, bending, and general morphology). This
high-quality imaging survey of a well-defined sample represents a
unique product of the VSOP mission, and plays a pivotal role in the
interpretation of the VSOP mission Survey.
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