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A Cosmic Double Helix in the Archetypical Quasar 3C273.
| Title: | A Cosmic Double Helix in the Archetypical Quasar 3C273. |
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| Authors: | Lobanov, A.P., Zensus, J.A. |
| Source: | Science (pre-March 2025). 10/5/2001, Vol. 294 Issue 5540, p128-131. 4p. 2 Charts, 2 Graphs. |
| Subject Terms: | *Quasars, *Space interferometry, *Radio telescopes, *Astronomical observations |
| Abstract: | Focuses on the radio interferometric observation of quasar 3C273 from an orbiting radio telescope. Revelation of images resolving the emission across extragalactic jets; Revelation of threadlike patterns forming a double helix inside the jet; Reproduction of the internal structure of the jet on scales of up to 30 milli-arc seconds. |
| Database: | Academic Search Index |
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