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A Multifrequency Study of Five Large Radio Galaxies

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We present the results of GMRT and VLA observations of five large radio sources over a wide frequency range to investigate their structural and spectral asymmetries. The hot-spot brightness ratios suggest intrinsic source asymmetries, while the spectral indices show evidence of re-acceleration of particles.

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  1. Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences, Manora Peak, Nainital, 263 129, India

    A. Pirya, S. Nandi & M. Singh

  2. National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, Pune University Campus, Post Bag 3, Pune, 411 007, India

    D. J. Saikia

  3. ASIAA, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan, Republic of China

    C. Konar

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Pirya, A., Nandi, S., Saikia, D.J. et al. A Multifrequency Study of Five Large Radio Galaxies. J Astrophys Astron 32, 471–474 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12036-011-9106-4

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