On the nature of optical nuclei in FR i radio-galaxies from ACS/HST imaging polarimetry

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 471, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 137-149

  Capetti, A ^a   Axon, D J ^b   Chiaberge, M ^c,f   Sparks, W B ^c   Macchetto, F Duccio ^c,d   Cracraft, M ^c   Celotti, A ^e  

^a OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c AURA for the European Space Agency   (United States)

^d ESA's Research and Space Science Department

^e SISSA   (Italy)

^f OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Galaxies: active; Galaxies: elliptical and lenticular, cD; Galaxies: jets; Galaxies: nuclei; Polarization

Indexed keywords

GALAXIES; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; SYNCHROTRONS; VECTORS;

GALAXIES: ACTIVE; GALAXIES: ELLIPTICAL AND LENTICULAR, CD; GALAXIES: JETS; GALAXIES: NUCLEI;

RADIO ASTRONOMY;

EID: 34547929061     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20077370     Document Type: Article

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