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| author | Hu, Xu-Zhi Hong, Xiaoyu Zhao, Wei Chen, Liang Wang, Wei-Yang Wu, Linhui |
| author_facet | Hu, Xu-Zhi Hong, Xiaoyu Zhao, Wei Chen, Liang Wang, Wei-Yang Wu, Linhui |
| contents | We have analyzed the total intensity, spectral index, linear polarization, and RM distributions at pc scale for the quasar 1604+159. The source was observed in 2002 and 2020 with the VLBA. Combining the MOJAVE results, we studied the evolution of the magnetic field. We detected a core-jet structure. The jet extends to a distance of ~25 mas. The jet shape varies slightly with time. We divided the source structure into the central region and the jet region. In the jet region, we find the polarized emission varies with time. The flatter spectral index values and EVPA direction indicate the possible existence of shocks, contributing to the variation. In the central region, the derived core shift index k_r values indicate that the core in 2002 is close to the equipartition case while deviating from it in 2020. The measured magnetic field strength in 2020 is two orders of magnitude lower than that in 2002. We detected transverse RM gradients, evidence of a helical magnetic field, in the core. At 15 GHz, in the place close to the jet base, the polarization direction changes significantly with time from perpendicular to parallel to the jet direction. The evolution of RM and magnetic field structure are potential reasons for the observed polarization change. The core |RM| in 2020 increases with frequency following a power law with index a = 2.7, suggesting a fast electron density fall-off in the medium with distance from the jet base. |
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| spellingShingle | Evolution of magnetic field of the Quasar 1604+159 at pc scale Hu, Xu-Zhi Hong, Xiaoyu Zhao, Wei Chen, Liang Wang, Wei-Yang Wu, Linhui High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena We have analyzed the total intensity, spectral index, linear polarization, and RM distributions at pc scale for the quasar 1604+159. The source was observed in 2002 and 2020 with the VLBA. Combining the MOJAVE results, we studied the evolution of the magnetic field. We detected a core-jet structure. The jet extends to a distance of ~25 mas. The jet shape varies slightly with time. We divided the source structure into the central region and the jet region. In the jet region, we find the polarized emission varies with time. The flatter spectral index values and EVPA direction indicate the possible existence of shocks, contributing to the variation. In the central region, the derived core shift index k_r values indicate that the core in 2002 is close to the equipartition case while deviating from it in 2020. The measured magnetic field strength in 2020 is two orders of magnitude lower than that in 2002. We detected transverse RM gradients, evidence of a helical magnetic field, in the core. At 15 GHz, in the place close to the jet base, the polarization direction changes significantly with time from perpendicular to parallel to the jet direction. The evolution of RM and magnetic field structure are potential reasons for the observed polarization change. The core |RM| in 2020 increases with frequency following a power law with index a = 2.7, suggesting a fast electron density fall-off in the medium with distance from the jet base. |
| title | Evolution of magnetic field of the Quasar 1604+159 at pc scale |
| topic | High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.17132 |