Cygnus X-3 Radio Jets |
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This sequence shows the development of radio jets in the microquasar
Cygnus X-3 as imaged by the VLA at arcsecond angular scales.
Colors are coded in a logarithmic scale. Cygnus X-3 is a binary
system which contains a massive Wolf Rayet star with a powerful wind, while
the compact object is likely to be a black hole or a
neutron star. This is the first time,
since the discovery of Cygnus X-3 more than 30 years ago,
that the arcsecond jets are observed so clearly and its
bipolar nature becomes evident. The vertical separation of
the images is proportional to the time elapsed between the
epochs of observation (about 15 days). All images in this
panel have been rotated 90 degree counterclockwise for better
display of the expanding jets. Investigator(s): Josep Martí, Josep M. Paredes, and Marta Peracaula This image is available in the following downloadable versions:
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Telescope
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VLA
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Date of Observation
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2000-10-21
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Type of Observation
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Continuum Observations
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Band
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C
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Wavelength
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6 cm
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Frequency
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5.0 GHz
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Center of Image
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RA: 20:32:26.60, Dec: 40:57:9.00
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Field of View
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0.0006 x 0.0003 degrees
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Technical Caption
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The maps were obtained
with the VLA in A configuration at the wavelength of
6 cm. Uniform weight was used to compute all of them and
the clean components were restored using a circular beam
of approximately 0.3 arcsecond resolution.
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