The large-scale radio spectral index distribution of Centaurus A

被引:22
作者
Combi, JA
Romero, GE
机构
[1] Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomía, (1894) Villa Elisa, Prov. de Bs. As.
来源
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS SUPPLEMENT SERIES | 1997年 / 121卷 / 01期
关键词
galaxies; individual; NGC 5128=Cen A; active; radio continuum;
D O I
10.1051/aas:1997109
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
A spectral index map of Centaurus A (Cen A) has been computed using 408 MHz observations from the whole-sky survey by Haslam et al. (1981) and new 1435 MHz observations. The large-scale structure of the radio source is discussed in the light of these new data and a previous polarization survey. The observational evidence seems to support the expanding jet model for this source.
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