Evolution of the aligned structures in z similar to 1 radio galaxies

P N  Best; M S  Longair; H J A  Rottgering

Evolution of the aligned structures in z similar to 1 radio galaxies

P N Best, M S Longair, H J A Rottgering

School of Physics and Astronomy

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Abstract

Hubble Space Telescope observations are presented of eight 3CR radio galaxies in the redshift interval 1 less than or similar to z less than or similar to 1.3. The optical morphologies of these galaxies change dramatically as the radio size increases. It is shown that this evolution is entirely consistent with large-scale star formation induced by the radio jet, and it is argued that this mechanism could be the predominant cause of the observed alignment of the optical emission along the radio axis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	L9-L12
Number of pages	6
Journal	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Volume	280
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - 1 May 1996

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

galaxies, active
galaxies, evolution
radio continuum, galaxies
STAR FORMATION
REDSHIFT
ALIGNMENT
LOBES

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Evolution of the aligned structures in z similar to 1 radio galaxies

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