PKS B1545−321: bow shocks of a relativistic jet?
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PKS B 1545 − 321 : Bow shocks of a relativistic jet ?
Sensitive, high resolution images of the double-double radio galaxy PKS B1545−321 reveal detailed structure, which we interpret in the light of previous work on the interaction of restarted jets with pre-existing relict cocoons. We have also examined the spectral and polarization properties of the source, the color distribution in the optical host and the environment of this galaxy in order to ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0035-8711,1365-2966
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.12975.x