PoS - Proceedings of Science
Volume 428 - 15th European VLBI Network Mini-Symposium and Users' Meeting (EVN2022) - Cosmology and High Redshift
J2102+6015: an Intriguing Radio-loud Active Galactic Nucleus in the Early Universe
S. Frey*, T. An, K.É. Gabányi, L. Gurvits, M. Krezinger, A. Melnikov, P. Mohan, Z. Paragi, K. Perger, F. Shu, O. Titov, P. de Vicente and Y. Zhang
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Pre-published on: February 14, 2023
Published on: August 22, 2023
Abstract
The powerful high-redshift quasar J2102+6015 (at z=4.575) may provide useful information for studying supermassive black hole growth, galaxy evolution and feedback in the early Universe. The source has so far been imaged with very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) at 2/8 GHz (S/X) bands only, showing complex compact structure. Its total radio spectrum peaks at ~6 GHz in the rest frame. There is no sign of Doppler-boosted jet emission, and the separation of the two major features in its east-west oriented structure spanning ~10 milliarcseconds does not change significantly on a timescale longer than a decade. However, VLBI astrometric monitoring observations suggest quasi-periodic (~3 yr) variation in its absolute position. J2102+6015 is presumably a young radio source with jets misaligned with respect to the line of sight. Here we briefly report on our new high-resolution imaging observations made with the European VLBI Network (EVN) at 5 and 22 GHz frequencies in 2021 June, and give an overview of what is currently known about this peculiar distant, jetted active galactic nucleus.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22323/1.428.0022
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