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| Annu. Rev. Astron. Astrophys. 1984. 22:
319-58 Copyright © 1984 by Annual Reviews. All rights reserved |
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
Why "Jets"?
What Makes a "Narrow Feature" a "Jet"?
THE INCIDENCE OF EXTRAGALACTIC RADIO JETS
A List of Known Jets
Occurrence Rates of Jets
Jets in Weak Sources?
TRENDS WITH LUMINOSITY
Sidedness
Magnetic Configuration
Size, Curvature, and Misalignments
STRUCTURAL DETAILS
Collimation, Freedom, and Confinement
Radio Spectra
Intensity Evolution
RADIO JETS AT OTHER WAVELENGTHS
Optical and Infrared Wavelengths
X-Ray Wavelengths
JET LAG-MISSING PHYSICS
Velocity Estimates
The Velocity Dilemma
Jet/Hot-Spot Symmetries and the Sidedness
Dilemma
Stability
Unified Models
A Broader Unified Model
SUMMARY AND SOME KEY EXPERIMENTS
REFERENCES
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