Robson, Ian, Hughes, David and Gear, Walter Kieran 1991. The importance of submillimetre observations of radio quiet and radio loud AGN's. Presented at: From ground-based to space-borne sub-mm astronomy, Liège, Belgium, 3-5 July 1990. ESA SP-314: Proceedings of the 29th Liège International Astrophysical Colloqium `From Ground-Based to Space-Borne Sub-mm Astronomy' (December 1990). ESA. SP , vol. 29. Paris, France: European Space Agency, p. 111. |
Abstract
Galaxies such as NGC253 and M82 which radiate strongly in the far infrared are studied. They produce a typical thermal emission also seen in a wide range of galaxies which is considered to be a sign of extensive star formation. The use of submillimeter observations to differentiate between thermal or nonthermal synchrotron emission in radio quiet quasars and Seyfert 1 galaxies is discussed. Radio loud active galaxies such as blazars, have non-thermal spectra which become optically thin at about 1 mm. Monitoring this emission is shown to be a crucial test of the emission mechanisms of the relativistic jets believed to power blazars.
Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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Date Type: | Publication |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | Physics and Astronomy |
Subjects: | Q Science > QB Astronomy |
Publisher: | European Space Agency |
ISBN: | 9789290920984 |
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Last Modified: | 04 Jun 2017 07:49 |
URI: | http://orca.cf.ac.uk/id/eprint/68341 |
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