A giant radio JET ejected by an ultramassive black hole in a single-lobed radio galaxy

dc.contributor.author	Bagchi, J.
dc.contributor.author	Gopal-Krishna
dc.contributor.author	Krause, M.
dc.contributor.author	Joshi, S.
dc.date.accessioned	2009-06-29T11:22:07Z
dc.date.available	2009-06-29T11:22:07Z
dc.date.issued	2007-12-01
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/83
dc.description.abstract	We report the discovery of a very unusual, highly asymmetric radio galaxy whose radio jet, the largest yet detected, emits strongly polarized synchrotron radiation and can be traced all the way from the galactic nucleus to the hot spot located ∼440 kpc away. This jet emanates from an extremely massive black hole (>10⁹ M☉,) and forms a strikingly compact radio lobe. No radio lobe is detected on the side of the counterjet, even though it is similar to the main jet in brightness up to a scale of tens of kiloparsecs. Thus, contrary to the nearly universal trend, the brightness asymmetry in this radio galaxy increases with distance from the nucleus. With several unusual properties, including a predominantly toroidal magnetic field, this Fanaroff-Riley type II megajet is an exceptionally useful laboratory for testing the role of magnetic field in jet stabilization and radio lobe formation.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	apjl670-L85
dc.subject	Galaxies, Active — galaxies, ISM — galaxies, Jets — radio continuum.	en_US
dc.title	A giant radio JET ejected by an ultramassive black hole in a single-lobed radio galaxy	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US