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Superluminal Radio Sources

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2017

J. A. Zensus  and
T. J. Pearson
J. A. Zensus
Affiliation:
Owens Valley Radio Observatory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
T. J. Pearson
Affiliation:
Owens Valley Radio Observatory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA

Abstract

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There are now at least 23 radio sources in which apparent superluminal motion has been found. The effect is not limited to the “classic” examples like 3C 345, but is found in objects with a wide range of characteristic properties. We review the observations of the phenomenon and present an up-to-date list of the known superluminal sources.

Type
Extragalactic
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 129: The Impact of VLBI on Astrophysics and Geophysics , 1988 , pp. 7 - 16
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1988 

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