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VLBA images of High Frequency Peakers
We propose a morphological classification based on the parsec scale structure
of fifty-one High Frequency Peakers (HFPs) from the ``bright'' HFP sample. VLBA
images at two adjacent frequencies (chosen among 8.4, 15.3, 22.2 and 43.2 GHz)
have been used to investigate the morphological properties of the HFPs in the
optically thin part of their spectrum. We confirm that there is quite a clear
distinction between the pc-scale radio structure of galaxies and quasars: the
78% of the galaxies show a ``Double/Triple'' morphology, typical of Compact
Symmetric Objects (CSOs), while the 87% of the quasars are characterised by
Core-Jet or unresolved structure. This suggests that most HFP candidates
identified with quasars are likely blazar objects in which a flaring
self-absorbed component at the jet base was outshining the remainder of the
source at the time of the selection based on the spectral shape. Among the
sources classified as CSOs or candidates it is possible to find extremely young
radio sources with ages of about 100 years or even less.Comment: 21 pages, 8 figures; accepted for pubblication in A&A. Paper version
with full resolution images is available at
http://www.ira.inaf.it/~ddallaca/orienti.p