Published April 17, 2018 | Version v1
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Kpc-scale radio-jets in narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies

  • 1. Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, India
  • 2. National Centre for Radio Astrophysics - TIFR, India
  • 3. Aryabhatt Research Institute of Observational Sciences, Nainital, India

Description

Narrow line Seyfert 1 galaxies (NLS1s) are a subclass of active galactic nuclei (AGN) that show broad permitted optical emission lines of widths relatively narrower (FWHM < 2000 km s−1) than that are usually seen in normal AGN. In general, NLS1s are believed to be radio-quiet and possess smaller super-massive black boles with higher accretion rates. Contrary to the conventional paradigm we discover several new NLS1s with kpc-scale jet-lobe radio structures. The discovery of these rare AGN allows us to probe the jet production in hitherto unexplored parameter space of black hole mass and accretion rate. In this talk I shall discuss the jet production efficiency in NLS1s.

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RadioNet ā€“ Advanced Radio Astronomy in Europe 730562
European Commission