A survey of radio jets in AGN with Chandra and HST

Scarpa, R.; Urry, C. M.; Cheung, T.; Sambruna, R.; Maraschi, L.; Tavecchio, F.
Bibliographical reference

Active Galactic Nuclei: from Central Engine to Host Galaxy, meeting held in Meudon, France, July 23-27, 2002, Eds.: S. Collin, F. Combes and I. Shlosman. ASP (Astronomical Society of the Pacific), Conference Series, Vol. 290, p. 357.

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2003
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We report the results of an HST survey of 17 AGN, selected solely for having a well developed radio jet bright enough to be detectable with HST for a normal radio-to-optical spectral index. It is found that optical jets are much more common then expected, been detected in ˜30% of the cases. The data are then combined with Chandra X-ray and VLA radio observations, to provide a unique dataset for investigating AGN jets physics.