The parsec-scale structure and evolution of the nearby Fanaroff-Riley type II radio galaxy Pictor A

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1695-1700

  Tingay, S J ^a,b   Jauncey, D L ^b   Reynolds, J E ^b   Tzioumis, A K ^b   McCulloch, P M ^c   Ellingsen, S P ^c   Costa, M E ^c   Lovell, J E J ^b,d   Preston, R A ^a   Simkin, S M ^e  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^d JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^e MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxies: active; Galaxies: individual (Pictor A = PKS 0518 458); Galaxies: jets; Galaxies: nuclei; Radio continuum; Techniques: interferometric

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007466403     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/301283     Document Type: Article

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