Morphological Classifications of the Nuclear Disks and Radio Jets for a Complete Sample of Nearby Radio-Loud Elliptical Galaxies
Abstract
We present two new classification schemes for a complete sample of 21 nearby radio galaxies based on the morphology of the nuclear gas/disk and the morphology of the radio jets. We present independent three-level morphological classification keys based on the parameters of the nuclear gas/dust disks, and the extended radio jets respectively. A comparison between the two classifications shows strong correlations between nuclear disk morphology classifications and radio jet morphology classifications, suggesting that there are correlations between the larger scale nuclear gas and dust and the central engine.
- Publication:
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American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #223
- Pub Date:
- January 2014
- Bibcode:
- 2014AAS...22325022C