EY053
High-Redshift Blazar Candidate PSO J1011-01: Verification through EVN
High-resolution VLBI imaging is a powerful tool for confirming the blazar classification of candidate sources. Currently, the number of blazars observed by VLBI at redshifts of z > 5 is extremely limited. PSO J1011-01 is a promising high redshift blazar candidate (z = 5.56) with no prior VLBI observations. In this study, we propose a total of 6 hours of high-resolution EVN observations at 1.7 GHz and 5 GHz to confirm the blazar nature of this source and investigate its jet properties on milliarcsecond angular scales. Identifying a new blazar at high redshift is crucial for understanding the co-evolution and growth of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) and their host galaxies.
Observation pages at the EVN archive:
Context for this dataThis data is part of the archive of VLBI data maintained by JIVE on behalf of the EVN, a network of radio telescopes located primarily in Europe and Asia, with additional antennas in South Africa. The EVN archive itself has the DOI https://doi.org/10.17616/R3Z197