Published April 1, 2014 | Version v1
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The importance of jet bending in gamma-ray AGNs—revisited

Creators

  • 1. School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052 (Australia)
  • 2. International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research, Curtin University, Bentley, WA (Australia)

Description

We investigate the hypothesis that γ-ray-quiet active galactic nuclei (AGNs) have a greater tendency for jet bending than γ-ray-loud AGNs, revisiting the analysis of Tingay et al. We perform a statistical analysis using a large sample of 351 radio-loud AGNs along with γ-ray identifications from the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT). Our results show no statistically significant differences in jet-bending properties between γ-ray-loud and γ-ray-quiet populations, indicating that jet bending is not a significant factor for γ-ray detection in AGNs.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/784/2/159

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/0004-637X/784/2/159;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Astrophysical Journal
Journal Volume
784
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
[6 p.]
ISSN
0004-637X
CODEN
ASJOAB

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
46062401
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
BENDING; DETECTION; GALAXIES; GALAXY NUCLEI; GAMMA RADIATION; HYPOTHESIS; QUASARS; TELESCOPES
Descriptors DEC
COSMIC RADIO SOURCES; DEFORMATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; IONIZING RADIATIONS; RADIATIONS