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The radio 'lobes' of Scorpius X-1 are unrelated background sourcesThe VLA between 1981 and 1990 are used to produce high-resolution images of the radio emission from the region near Sco X-1. The radio proper motion of Sco X-1 was measured at 0.0148 +/-0.0011/yr, which agrees with the optical determination for the X-ray-emitting binary system. The proper motions of two nearby radio sources, juxtaposed 1 arcmin to the NE and to the SW, were measured and found to be stationary in the sky with upper limits of 0.004 arcsec/yr. A deep radio image of the 10-arcsec extended SW source shows a morphology strikingly similar to that of a typical luminous extragalactic radio source, which contains two edge-brightened lobes, a jet, and a core. The possibilities that the NE source, although nearly stationary in the sky, is associated with Sco X-1, are discussed, and it is concluded that it is an unrelated background source. It is inferred that Sco X-1 is not a miniature triple source or a 'microquasar', and its radio emission is confined to the binary system.
Document ID
19920033879
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Fomalont, E. B.
(National Radio Astronomy Observatory Charlottesville, VA, United States)
Geldzahler, B. J.
(George Mason University Fairfax, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
December 10, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: Astrophysical Journal, Part 1
Volume: 383
ISSN: 0004-637X
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
92A16503
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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