Frits Sweijen
@fsweij.bsky.social
PDRA @ Durham University working on LOFAR VLBI 📡
The paper is now published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
Monster Radio Jet (>66 kpc) Observed in Quasar at z ∼ 5 - IOPscienceSearchopens in new tab
Monster Radio Jet (>66 kpc) Observed in Quasar at z ∼ 5, Gloudemans, Anniek J., Sweijen, Frits, Morabito, Leah K., Farina, Emanuele Paolo, Duncan, Kenneth J., Harikane, Yuichi, Röttgering, Huub J. A., Saxena, Aayush, Schindler, Jan-Torge
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February 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The paper is now published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
Using LOFAR's VLBI capabilities we spatially resolve its radio emission, revealing a closeby "source" to be one of its radio lobes. A Gemini North spectrum puts it at z=4.9, allowing us to measure the radio jet to be 66 kpc in length. The largest know jet at these redshifts thusfar.
February 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Using LOFAR's VLBI capabilities we spatially resolve its radio emission, revealing a closeby "source" to be one of its radio lobes. A Gemini North spectrum puts it at z=4.9, allowing us to measure the radio jet to be 66 kpc in length. The largest know jet at these redshifts thusfar.