Abstract
A new model to explain the alignments of the optical continuum and emission-line regions with the radio axis in high-redshift radio galaxies is presented. Inverse Compton scattering of microwave background photons with relatiely cool relativistic electrons will produce near-infrared, optical, and ultraviolet COntinuum. Radio bridges detected in high-redshift radio galaxies provide direct evidence for a reservoir of relativistic electrons along the radio axes, hence the upscattered radiation will be aligned with the radio axes. The constraints on the jet-induced star formation model implied by the properties of the radio bridges are discussed, and the inverse Compton scattering model is presented.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | L9-L12 |
Journal | Astrophysical Journal |
Volume | 386 |
Issue number | 1 PART 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 10 1992 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Space and Planetary Science