Direct Imaging of a Toroidal Magnetic Field in the Inner Jet of NRAO 150
Journal article, 2016
Most formation models and numerical simulations cause a helical magnetic field to form, accelerate and collimate jets in active galactic nuclei (AGN). For this reason, observational direct evidence for the existence of these helical magnetic fields is of special relevance. In this work, we present ultra-high-resolution observations of the innermost regions of the jet in the quasar NRAO150. We study the polarization structure and report evidence of a helical magnetic field.
active galactic nuclei
polarization
3c-120
base-line interferometry
gradients
frequencies
faraday-rotation
vlbi
Author
Sol N. Molina
Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
Ivan Agudo
Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
Jose L. Gomez
Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
Thomas P. Krichbaum
Max Planck Society
Ivan Marti-Vidal
Chalmers, Earth and Space Sciences, Onsala Space Observatory
Alan L. Roy
Max Planck Society
Galaxies
20754434 (eISSN)
Vol. 4 4 Art. no. 70-Subject Categories (SSIF 2011)
Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
DOI
10.3390/galaxies4040070