Shock-Shock Interaction in the Jet of CTA 102

A. Laehteenmaeki (Metsaehovi); A.P. Lobanov (MPIfR); C.M. Fromm (MPIfR); E. Ros (U. Valencia & MPIfR); H.D. Aller (U. Michigan); J.A. Zensus (MPIfR); M.A. Gurwell (CfA); M.F. Aller (U. Michigan); M. Perucho (U. Valencia); T. Savolainen (MPIfR)

arxiv: 1011.4825 · v1 · pith:HELPIPZYnew · submitted 2010-11-22 · 🌌 astro-ph.HE · astro-ph.CO

Shock-Shock Interaction in the Jet of CTA 102

C.M. Fromm (MPIfR) , E. Ros (U. Valencia & MPIfR) , T. Savolainen (MPIfR) , A.P. Lobanov (MPIfR) , M. Perucho (U. Valencia) , J.A. Zensus (MPIfR) , M.F. Aller (U. Michigan) , H.D. Aller (U. Michigan)

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The radio light curve and spectral evolution of the blazar CTA 102 during its 2006 outburst can be rather well explained by the standard shock-in-jet model. The results of a pixel-to-pixel spectral analysis of multi-frequency VLBI images, together with kinematics derived from the MOJAVE survey lead to the picture of an over-pressured jet with respect to the ambient medium. The interaction of a traveling shock wave with a standing one is a possible scenario which could explain the observed spectral behaviour

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