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Hubble Space Telescope Observations of Extragalactic Jets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

F. Duccio Macchetto
F. Duccio Macchetto*
Affiliation:
Space Telescope Science Institute - 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218. On assignment from the Space Science Department of ESA Based on observations obtained with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope

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The study of the optical counterparts to the radio jets has been the subject of a number of observing programs with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). We know that these jets play a fundamental role in transporting energy from the central source to the extended radio lobes. Observations at optical and ultraviolet wavelengths with the HST are essential to obtain spatial resolutions similar to, or better than, those achieved in the radio band and, thus, provide the possibility of directly comparing the sites and mechanisms responsible for the emission at these different wavelengths.

Type
Relation between Radio and Other Wavelenghts
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 175: Extragalactic Radio Sources , 1996 , pp. 195 - 200
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1996 

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