Superluminal Motion and Jet Parameters in the Gamma-ray-Emitting Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 Galaxy TXS 1206+549
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| author | Kozák, Bettina Frey, Sándor Gabányi, Krisztina Éva |
| author_facet | Kozák, Bettina Frey, Sándor Gabányi, Krisztina Éva |
| contents | Narrow-line Seyfert 1 (NLS1) galaxies are a peculiar subclass of active galactic nuclei (AGN). Among them, TXS 1206+549 belongs to a small group of radio-loud and gamma-ray-emitting NLS1 galaxies. We focus on the radio properties of this galaxy by analysing archival, high-resolution, very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) imaging observations taken at 8 GHz frequency in six epochs between 1994 and 2018. Using the milliarcsecond-scale radio structure, we can resolve a core and a jet component whose angular separation increases by (0.055 +/- 0.006) mas/yr. This corresponds to an apparent superluminal jet component motion of (3.5 +/- 0.4) c. From the core brightness temperature and the jet component proper motion, we determine the characteristic Doppler-boosting factor, the bulk Lorentz factor, and the jet viewing angle. We find no compelling evidence for a very closely aligned blazar-type jet. The parameters for TXS 1206+549 resemble those of radio-loud quasar jets with a moderate Lorentz factor (Gamma~4) and theta~24 deg inclination to the line of sight. |
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| spellingShingle | Superluminal Motion and Jet Parameters in the Gamma-ray-Emitting Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 Galaxy TXS 1206+549 Kozák, Bettina Frey, Sándor Gabányi, Krisztina Éva High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena Astrophysics of Galaxies Narrow-line Seyfert 1 (NLS1) galaxies are a peculiar subclass of active galactic nuclei (AGN). Among them, TXS 1206+549 belongs to a small group of radio-loud and gamma-ray-emitting NLS1 galaxies. We focus on the radio properties of this galaxy by analysing archival, high-resolution, very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) imaging observations taken at 8 GHz frequency in six epochs between 1994 and 2018. Using the milliarcsecond-scale radio structure, we can resolve a core and a jet component whose angular separation increases by (0.055 +/- 0.006) mas/yr. This corresponds to an apparent superluminal jet component motion of (3.5 +/- 0.4) c. From the core brightness temperature and the jet component proper motion, we determine the characteristic Doppler-boosting factor, the bulk Lorentz factor, and the jet viewing angle. We find no compelling evidence for a very closely aligned blazar-type jet. The parameters for TXS 1206+549 resemble those of radio-loud quasar jets with a moderate Lorentz factor (Gamma~4) and theta~24 deg inclination to the line of sight. |
| title | Superluminal Motion and Jet Parameters in the Gamma-ray-Emitting Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 Galaxy TXS 1206+549 |
| topic | High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena Astrophysics of Galaxies |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.10715 |