A search for optical counterparts of hot spots in radio galaxies

The search for optical emission from radio hot spots has a long history but, up to now, only very few hot spots with optical synchrotron radiation have been detected. We embarked on a project to search for optical hot spot emission with VLT. We present the first results of near-infrared and optical...

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Published inNew astronomy reviews Vol. 47; no. 6; pp. 659 - 662
Main Authors Mack, Karl-Heinz, Prieto, M.Almudena, Brunetti, Gianfranco
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.10.2003
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98.54.Gr
98.85.Jq
95.85.Bh
95.30.Gv
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Summary:The search for optical emission from radio hot spots has a long history but, up to now, only very few hot spots with optical synchrotron radiation have been detected. We embarked on a project to search for optical hot spot emission with VLT. We present the first results of near-infrared and optical imaging observations which detected synchrotron emission with a success rate of some 70%.
ISSN:1387-6473
1872-9630
DOI:10.1016/S1387-6473(03)00118-0