Published in "Astrophysical Jets", eds. D. Burgarella, M. Livio and C. P. O'Dea, 1993


RADIO OBSERVATIONS OF JETS: LARGE SCALES

R. A. Laing

Royal Greenwich Observatory
Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0EZ, United Kingdom


Abstract. The systematics of kiloparsec-scale jets in extragalactic radio sources are outlined, emphasizing the uncertainties in their physical properties. The hypothesis that their side-to-side asymmetries result from Doppler boosting is discussed in some detail.


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