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The follow-up EVN observations of twelve GPS radio sources at 5 GHz
We defined a sub-sample of twelve GPS sources which have not been observed
with the VLBI before, from the Parkes half-Jansky sample, and carried out VLBI
observations at 1.6 GHz and 5 GHz with the European VLBI Network (EVN) in 2006
and 2008, respectively, to classify the source structure and to find compact
symmetric objects (CSOs). Additionally, we carried out the 4.85 GHz flux
density observations for these sources with the Urumqi 25-m telescope between
the years 2007 and 2009 to study whether there is any variability in the total
flux density of the GPS sources. The results of the 5 GHz VLBI observations and
total flux densities of these sources are presented in this paper. From the
VLBI morphologies, the spectral indices of components and the total flux
variability of the twelve targets, we firmly classify three sources J0210+0419,
J11350021, and J2058+0540 as CSOs, and classify J1057+0012, J1203+0414, and
J16000037 as core-jet sources. The others J0323+0534, J04330229,
J0913+1454, J1109+1043, and J1352+0232 are labelled CSO candidates, and
J1352+1107 is a complex feature. Apart from core-jet sources, the total flux
densities of the CSOs and candidates are quite stable at 5 GHz both during a
long-term of 20 years relative to the PKS90 data and in a period between
2007 and 2009. The total flux densities are resolved-out by more than 20\% in
the 5 GHz VLBI images for 6 sources, probably because of diffuse emission. In
addition, we estimated the jet viewing angles for the confirmed CSOs
by using the double-lobe flux ratio of the sources, the result being indicative
of relatively large for the CSOs.Comment: 9 pages, 12 figures, accepted for publication in A&A
3C 57 as an Atypical Radio-Loud Quasar: Implications for the Radio-Loud/Radio-Quiet Dichotomy
Lobe-dominated radio-loud (LD RL) quasars occupy a restricted domain in the
4D Eigenvector 1 (4DE1) parameter space which implies restricted
geometry/physics/kinematics for this subclass compared to the radio-quiet (RQ)
majority of quasars. We discuss how this restricted domain for the LD RL parent
population supports the notion for a RQ-RL dichotomy among Type 1 sources. 3C
57 is an atypical RL quasar that shows both uncertain radio morphology and
falls in a region of 4DE1 space where RL quasars are rare.
We present new radio flux and optical spectroscopic measures designed to
verify its atypical optical/UV spectroscopic behaviour and clarify its radio
structure. The former data confirms that 3C 57 falls off the 4DE1 quasar "main
sequence" with both extreme optical FeII emission (R_{FeII} ~ 1) and a large
CIV 1549 profile blueshift (~ -1500 km/s). These parameter values are typical
of extreme Population A sources which are almost always RQ. New radio measures
show no evidence for flux change over a 50+ year timescale consistent with
compact steep-spectrum (CSS or young LD) over core-dominated morphology. In the
4DE1 context where LD RL are usually low L/L_{Edd} quasars we suggest that 3C
57 is an evolved RL quasar (i.e. large Black Hole mass) undergoing a major
accretion event leading to a rejuvenation reflected by strong FeII emission,
perhaps indicating significant heavy metal enrichment, high bolometric
luminosity for a low redshift source and resultant unusually high Eddington
ratio giving rise to the atypical CIV 1549.Comment: Accepted for publication in MNRAS; 10 pages, 6 figures, 4 table
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