Robert Schulz, Matthias Kadler, Eduardo Ros, Thomas P. Krichbaum, Christoph Großberger, Cornelia Müller, Karl Mannheim, Iván Agudo, Hugh D. Aller, Margo F. Aller
The broad-line radio galaxy 3C 111 exhibited a major flux density outburst in 2007. Here, we present imaging and preliminary kinematic results of the jet, based on three millimetre-VLBI observations at 86 GHz using the Global Millimeter VLBI Array (GMVA) covering one year just after the radio flare. The GMVA data allow us to study this outburst with unprecedented image fidelity at highest (sub-parsec) resolution. On these scales, the outburst is resolved into a complex series of plasma components forming an intriguing bent structure. Within 1 mas from the jet base, ejections vary in position angle and components move with an apparent velocity of ~3.7 c, significantly slower than the maximum velocity observed with cm-VLBI on scales beyond 1 mas.
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http://arxiv.org/abs/1301.6582
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