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| Paper: |
Structure and Evolution of Blazar Jets: Recent Results from VLBI Surveys |
| Volume: |
350, Blazar Variability Workshop II: Entering the GLAST Era |
| Page: |
139 |
| Authors: |
Lister, M.L. |
| Abstract: |
The large improvements in image sensitivity and calibration made possible by the VLBA have ushered in a new era in high-angular resolution radio surveys. Previously limited to detailed observations of a handful of select AGN, the VLBI technique is now being used for large statistical studies of parsec-scale AGN jets. Here I discuss two large VLBA surveys: the MOJAVE program, and its predecessor, the 2 cm VLBA Survey. Among their findings, these longterm monitoring campaigns have confirmed that high-Lorentz factor flows are rare in the blazar parent population, and that the properties of these outflows are connected with the AGN broad line region. |
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