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MERLIN observations of GRS 1915+105 : a progress report

R. P. Fender, S. T. Garrington, D. J. McKay, T. W. B. Muxlow, G. G. Pooley, R. E. Spencer, A. M. Stirling, E. B. Waltman

astro-pharXiv:astro-ph/9806048

Abstract

We present a progress report on MERLIN radio imaging of a radio outburst from GRS 1915+105. The major ejection occurred at the end of an approximately 20-day `plateau' state, characterised by low/hard X-ray fluxes and a relatively strong flat-spectrum radio component. Apparent superluminal motions have been mapped with unprecedented resolution, and imply higher velocities in the jet than previously derived.

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