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Science 17 August 1984:
Vol. 225. no. 4663, pp. 677 - 682
DOI: 10.1126/science.225.4663.677
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Jets in Extragalactic Radio Sources

David S. De Young 1

1 Astronomer at Kitt Peak National Observatory, National Optical Astronomy Observatories, Tucson, Arizona 85726.

Observations now require that there be a continuous supply of energy to the giant extragalactic radio sources. These observations also suggest that this energy input may be in the form of streams or jets of gas emanating from the centers of galaxies and quasi-stellar objects. Current data indicate that the large-scale jet structures are not moving with relativistic speeds, as previously proposed. Slow-moving jets, which possess turbulent interiors and are dominated by relatively cool gas, can account for the observed jet properties at optical and radio wavelengths. Extremely small-scale jets observed adjacent to the central energy source may or may not be in relativistic motion.


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