A relativistic jet in the radio-quiet quasar PG 1407+263

Katherine M. Blundell; Anthony J. Beasley; Geoffrey V. Bicknell

doi:10.1086/377295

A relativistic jet in the radio-quiet quasar PG 1407+263

Katherine M. Blundell^*
, Anthony J. Beasley
, Geoffrey V. Bicknell

^*Corresponding author for this work

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We present the results of a multiepoch radio monitoring campaign measuring the milliarcsecond structure of the jet in the radio-quiet quasar PG 1407+263. This is the highest sensitivity, highest resolution multiyear study of a distant active galaxy. The observations are naturally explained in terms of a beamed relativistic jet, some of whose fluctuations in flux density can be ascribed to interaction with the narrow-line region of the quasar. The optical properties of PG 1407+263, in particular the low equivalent widths of the emission lines, may be related to the fact that we are viewing this quasar almost pole-on, giving us a direct view into its broad-line region.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	L103-L106
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	591
Issue number	2 II
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/377295
Publication status	Published - 10 Jul 2003

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