Kinematic Age Estimates for 4 Compact Symmetric Objects from the Pearson-Readhead Survey

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Kinematic Age Estimates for 4 Compact Symmetric Objects from the Pearson-Readhead Survey

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G. B. Taylor , J. M. Marr , T. J. Pearson , & A. C. S. Readhead This is my paper · ORCID

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Based on multi-epoch observations at 15 and 43 GHz with the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) we detect significant angular expansions between the two hot spots of 4 Compact Symmetric Objects (CSOs). From these relative motions we derive kinematic ages of between 300 and 1200 years for the radio emission. These ages lend support to the idea that CSOs are produced in a recent phase of activity. These observations also allow us to study the evolution of the hot spots dynamically in individual sources. In all 4 sources the hot spots are separating along the source axis, but in 1031+567 the tip of one hot spot appears to be moving almost orthogonally to the source axis. Jet components, seen in 3 of the 4 sources observed, are found to be moving relativistically outward from the central engines towards the more slowly moving hot spots.

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