Structural peculiarities of the AGN object 1803+784 |
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| Authors: | L I Matveyenko S S Sivakon’ S G Jorstad A P Marscher |
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| Institution: | 1.Space Research Institute,Russian Academy of Sciences,Moscow,Russia;2.Institute for Astrophysical Research,Boston University,Boston,USA;3.Sobolev Astronomical Institute,St. Peterburg State University,St. Peterburg,Russia |
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| Abstract: | The structure of the AGN object 1803+784 has been investigated at a wavelength of 7 mm with a limiting angular resolution
reaching 20 μas. The ejector nozzle surrounded by a ring structure, an accretion disk, has been identified. The nozzle size
is ∼0.1 pc, the diameter of the ring structure is ∼1.4 pc, and its width is ∼0.25 pc. The reaction of the plasma flow produces
a multimode precession responsible for the conical helical structure of the jet with a variable step and a curved axis. The
viewing angle of the flow ejection is ∼40°. The central part of the ejected flow moving along the axis accelerates to a relativistic
velocity. The apparent velocity reaches 12 s at a distance of ∼1 mas or ∼6 pc from the ejector. The outer part of the flow
moves along a helix around a high-velocity component whose step is a factor of 4 smaller, because the longitudinal velocity
is relatively low. The plasma is ejected almost toward the observer, as confirmed by its high brightness temperature T
b ≈ 8 × 1013 K and highly beamed emission. The polarized emission from the nozzle is axisymmetric. The orientation of the polarization
of the flow along the whole length is aligned with the direction of its motion, suggesting the excitation of a ring magnetic
field around it and self-focusing. |
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