IMAGES OF THE BL LACERTAE OBJECT 1749+701 AT 5 GHZ

This paper presents images of 1749+701 from data obtained between 1980 and 1983 as a part of our VLBI programme to monitor a subsample of BL Lac objects at 5GHz. Our images show that this source has a complex structure with a jet pointing towards the north-west at a position angle of about -65-degrees. The brightest component is growing in extension along this position angle. We suggest this to be the core and that the growing extension was caused by a shock generated during an outburst and moving out along the jet. From the extension rate, we obtain an angular separation speed of 0.18 mas yr-1, which corresponds to an apparent transverse speed of 5c. The distances and position angles of two outer components seem remarkably constant. The phenomenon can be understood through a model in which a relativistic jet bends such that its axis is very close to the line of sight in two points. We also deduce that the Lorentz factor must be 4.5 less-than-or-equal-to gamma less-than-or-equal-to 6.5 and that the viewing angle must be 5-degrees less-than-or-equal-to theta less-than-or-equal-to 10-degrees

Discovery of helical magnetic fields in ACN, and CME and ejection of large-scale magnetic fields from AGN

Magnetic Fields are the crucial and most important ingredient involved in the processes of various violent activities in Active Galactic Nuclei and other celestial bodies. The generally accepted 2-sided symmetric-jets model of active galactic nuclei (AGN) does not include the magnetic fields. We present here the first direct detection of helical magnetic field in AGN, and the first direct detection of ejection of large scale magnetic fields from AGN. (CME) 2. The annular (helical) magnetic field is responsible for the collimation of the jet (through Pinch Effect) and may be of crucial importance for extraction of black hole rotational energy. 3. The CMEs are responsible for sporadic ejection of jet components in AGN, while the general accepted 2-sided jets pertain to the quiescent Jets. 4.Observations show that the CME with Asymmetric Jets can explain many phenomena and much of the morphological diversities in AGN