Proposal code
w408
Proposal title
Clues to Unusual Bending in 0735+178
The |
Investigators and their |
Affiliations |
| P.I. |
Denise C. Gabuzda |
JIVE (Netherlands) |
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José L. Gómez and Ivan Agudo |
IAA, Granada (Spain) |
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Timothy V. Cawthorne |
University of Central Lancashire (U.K.) |
Proposal Abstract
Our joint analysis of quasi-simultaneous total intenstiy and polarization
images of 0735+178 made at 5 GHz using VSOP and at 15 GHz using the VLBA
revealed surprising evidence for free--free absorption near a
bend of about 90^{\circ} about 0.8 mas to the east of the VLBI core.
The presence of strong absorption suggests that this bend is associated
with an interaction
between the jet and the surrounding medium (a cloud?). We propose here
for new 5 GHz VSOP + 15 GHz VLBA polarization observations to confirm the
presence of
strong absorption in this location and attempt to detect Faraday rotation
associated with the absorbing medium. Estimation of both the opacity and
Faraday rotation of this region could place strong constraints on the nature
of the absorption and interactions between the jet and the absorbing medium.
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