Bibcode
Augusto, P.; Gonzalez-Serrano, J. I.; Edge, A. C.; Gizani, N. A. B.; Wilkinson, P. N.; Perez-Fournon, I.
Bibliographical reference
New Astronomy Reviews, Volume 43, Issue 8-10, p. 663-667.
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11
1999
Journal
Citations
4
Refereed citations
3
Description
We are conducting a multi-wavelength (radio, optical, and X-ray)
observational campaign to classify, morphologically and physically, a
sample of 55 flat-spectrum radio sources dominated by structure on
kpc-scales. This sample contains 22 compact-/medium-sized symmetric
object candidates, a class of objects thought to be in the early stages
of the evolution of radio galaxies. The vast majority of the remaining
objects have core-plus-one-sided-jet structures, half of which show
sharply bent jets, probably due to strong interactions with the
interstellar medium of the host galaxies. Once the observational
campaign is completed, we will constrain evolutionary theories of radio
galaxies at their intermediate stages and possibly understand the
physics of the hypothesised narrow-line region in active galactic
nuclei, given our advantageous statistical position.