The MOJAVE Program: Outreach

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Bordeaux VLBI Database

BZCAT

VIPS Survey

VLBA 2 cm Survey

VSOP Pre-Launch
Survey

Radio Reference
Frame Database

VLBA Calibrator Survey

UMRAO Database

VSOP Survey
Programme

X-Ray Jet Page

Optical Jet Page

MOJAVE Outreach Activities (Jan 2009-Sep 2012)

The members of the MOJAVE collaboration are engaged in numerous outreach activities to present our scientific findings to the astronomy community and general public. A list covering Jan 2009- Sep 2012 (updated yearly) can be found below.

Superluminal Motion

REU student Quinn Looker and Prof. M. Lister have developed an Adobe flash applet that illustrates the concept of superluminal motion in relativistic jets. The user can set the viewing angle, intrinsic speed (Lorentz factor), and distance to the jet, and then watch how a luminous relativistic object effectively chases its own light signals to give the illusion of superluminal transverse motion. You will need a copy of Adobe Flash player to run the simulation. Click here to run the superluminal motion applet

MOJAVE collaborator Dan Homan of Denison university has developed a Vpython 3-D superluminal motion simulation and accompanying laboratory exercise for an introductory astronomy level course, which can be accessed at http://personal.denison.edu/~homand/superluminal/

Scientific and Public Outreach Activities of MOJAVE Collaboration Members (Jan 2009 - Sep 2012)

For a list of MOJAVE-related journal and conference publications, please visit http://www.cv.nrao.edu/2cmsurvey/publications.html

Educational Lectures/Seminars

Oct 2012: ”Astrophysical Jets Associated with Supermassive Black Holes", seminar given to Purdue Univ. Phys 217, M. Lister
Jul 2012: “Physics of Extragalactic Jets”, a lecture course for students of the International Max Planck Research School for Astronomy and
Astrophysics, MPIfR, Germany, T. Savolainen
Feb 2012 - continues: Seminar series is being organized by Y. Kovalev for PhD students and young researchers in Russia and Ukraine to discuss
AGN science with high angular resolution with the main emphasis on MOJAVE and RadioAstron related activities
Feb & Mar 2012: 5 Planetarium Programs at Denison University to classes of 2nd Grade students from Granville Elementary school, D. Homan
Feb 2012: Valencia Univ., Lecture course "Cosmology and Space Exploration", Spain, E. Ros
Dec 2011: Lecture course "Relativistic Jets in Astrophysics" at University of Turku, Finland, T. Savolainen
Nov 2011: ”Astrophysical Jets Associated with Supermassive Black Holes", seminar given to Purdue Univ. Phys 217, M. Lister
Aug & Sep 2011: 3 Planetarium Programs at Denison University to groups of Students, Parents and Alumni, D. Homan
Jun 2011: "Telescopes and Astronomy", presentation to J4 and J1 school classes at Rockboro School, Cork, Ireland, M. Lister
Jan 2011: "Very Long Baseline Interferometry", presentation for undergraduate students in astronomy of University of Cologne, Germany, T.
Savolainen
Oct 2010: ”Astrophysical Jets Associated with Supermassive Black Holes", seminar given to Purdue Univ. Phys 217, M. Lister
July 2010: ”Active Galactic Nuclei”, “Radio Loud AGN/Jets”, Erlangen Univ. lecture course:, M. Kadler
Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, 2010: 11 Planetarium Programs at Denison University to classes of 2nd Grade students from Granville Elementary school and
1 Planetarium Program for a Organic Farms youth group, D. Homan
Feb 2010: "The Invisible Universe", presentation to 3rd grade class at Cumberland School, W. Lafayette, IN, M. Lister
Jan 2010: Classroom visit to Mrs. Gawell’s 2nd Grade Class at Granville Elementary in Granville, OH, D. Homan
Nov. 2009: "VLBI of AGN jets", lecture for undergraduate students in astronomy of Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia, Y.
Kovalev
Oct 2009: Valencia Univ., Lecture course "Cosmology and Space Exploration", Spain, E. Ros
Oct 2009: ”Astrophysical Jets Associated with Supermassive Black Holes", seminar given to Purdue Univ. Phys 217, M. Lister
Apr 2009: Presentation for Alexander von Humboldt Research fellows in astrophysics, theoretical physics and mathematics on "Active Galactic
Nuclei." , Effelsberg, Germany, Y Kovalev
May 2009: Erlangen Univ. Lecture Course: “Multiwavelength Astronomy”, “Radio Interferometry and Jets”, M. Kadler
Jan 2009: Erlangen Univ. Lecture course: “”Galaxies and Cosmology, “Radio Loud AGN”, Germany, M. Kadler

Public Lectures:

Aug 2012: “Supermassereiche Schwarze Löcher und Aktive Galaktischen Kerne”, Popular Science Series Conference, Bad Münstereifel, E. Ros
Jul 2012: “Exploring the Universe in Gamma-Rays”, Indiana Star Party, July 2012, M. Lister
May 2012: “Black Holes and Cosmic Jets”, Evening Talk to the Kendall retirement community in Granville, OH, D. Homan
Feb. 7, 2012: “Black Holes and Cosmic Jets”, Lunch Talk to Denison University Faculty and Staff, D. Homan
Nov 2011: "Mystery of quasars", Popular Mechanics magazine lecture series, Moscow, Y. Kovalev
May 2011: Guest speaker presentation "Active galactic nuclei and RadioAstron", Astro Fest 2011 -- an annual meeting of Russian amateur
astronomers, Y. Kovalev
Apr 2011: "Space", a lecture for primary school students, Moscow school 1273, Y. Kovalev
Apr 2010: “Accelerating Jets in Active Galaxies”, Seminar given to the Denison Scientific Association, Denison University, D. Homan
Apr 2010: "Agujeros negros supermasivos y núcleos de galaxias activas", Cultural Week of the Faculty of Physics, University of Valencia, E. Ros
Sep 2010: "Agujeros negros supermasivos y núcleos de galaxias activas", Opening of the Valencia Intl. Univ. Astrophysics Master Programme, E.
Ros
Apr 2010: Guest speaker presentation "Astrophysical Jets", meeting of Indiana Astronomical Society, Butler University, April 2010, M. Lister
Oct 2009: Open House at Remeis Observatory, “Radioastronomie” (in German)
Jul 2009: Guest speaker presentation "Jets from Black Holes" Indiana Star Party, July 2009, M. Lister
Jun 2009: Collegium Alexandrinum, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, “Radioastronomie heute” , M. Kadler
Apr 2009: International Day of Astronomy, Open House at Remeis Observatory, “Radioastronomie”, M. Kadler

Press Releases, Books and Articles:

Aug 2012; MOJAVE video shown at IAU NRAO booth, Beijing, China
Jan 2012: MOJAVE bookmarks distributed, and MOJAVE video shown at AAS NRAO booth , Austin, TX
Jan 2011: MOJAVE bookmarks distributed at AAS NRAO booth, Seattle, WA
Oct 2010: Presentation on MOJAVE results at Open House at Remeis Observatory, Effelsberg, "Radioastronomie"
Jun 2010: MOJAVE-Fermi montage used in MPIfR (Germany) Calendar
May 2010: MOJAVE/Fermi image used in 2010 NRAO Calendar
Apr 2010: Denison Scientific Association Talk: "Accelerating Jets in Active Galaxies", D. Homan
Feb 2010: “The MOJAVE Program: Exploring Powerful Jets from Supermassive Black Holes”, featured article for Astronomical Society of the
Pacific 'Astronomy Beat', M. Lister
Sep 2009: Presentation on MOJAVE results at Open House at Remeis Observatory, Effelsberg, "Radioastronomie"
Jul 2009: Interview for article by C.A. Carlson entitled "Out of the Abyss", Denison Univ. Magazine, D. Homan
Jun 2009: 2 cm VLBA image of M87 was used on a cover of book by V.S. Beskin: "MHD flows in Compact Astrophysical Objects", A&A library,
Springer (2009).
May 2009 MOJAVE montage of 3C111 used in MPIfR (Germany) Calendar
Apr 2009: NASA/MPIfR/Denison/Purdue/ U. Michigan : "Continent-sized Radio Telescope Takes Close-ups of Fermi Active Galaxies", http://
www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GLAST/news/radio_telescope.html
Apr 2009: Press release image used as cover of 'Fermi Meets Jansky" MPIfR conference proceedings.

Invited Talks and Colloquiua:

Sep 2012: “Supermassive Black Holes and the Gamma-ray Sky”, Purdue University Physics Colloquium, M. Lister
Aug 2012: “Blazars at High Resolution: What Large VLBI Surveys can tell us”, IAU General Assembly, Beijing, M. Lister
Jun 2012: “A Marriage Made in Heaven: Space and Earth Based Radio Astronomy”, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Workshop in Moscow,
Russia
Apr 2012: “Probing the Formation and Structure of Relativistic Jets in Active Galactic Nuclei”, Colloquium at Ohio University in Athens, OH, USA,
D. Homan
Mar 2012: “Blazars and the Gamma-Ray Sky”, NRAO Colloquium, Charlottesville, VA, M. Lister
Nov 2011: "High-resolution monitoring of pc-scale jets in the Fermi era", Colloquium at IRAM, Grenoble, France, E. Ros
Nov 2011: “When Fermi met Jansky...”, invited review talk in the Fermi and Jansky meeting, St. Michaels, MD, T. Savolainen
Nov 2011: "High-resolution monitoring of pc-scale jets in the Fermi era", Fermi/Jansky Meeting, St. Michaels, MD, E. Ros
Oct 2011, "The Michigan Radio Polarization Variability Program: Probing the Physical Processes in Extra Galactic Superluminal Radio Sources",
University of SC Physics Department, Columbia, SC, H. Aller
Jul 2011, " Active galactic nuclei from radio to gamma-rays", 11th Asian Pacific Regional IAU Meeting (APRIM 2011), Chiang Mai, Thailand, Y.
Kovalev
Jun 2011: “Physical Properties of AGN Jets”, invited talk at HEPROIII: High Energy Phenomena in Relativistic Outflows III held in Barcelona,
Spain, D. Homan
Jun 2011, "MOJAVE - Blazar Monitoring with the VLBA", LOFAR Transients KSP meeting, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, T. Savolainen
May 2011, "Gamma-ray emission from Parsec-scale AGN Jets”, CTA Meeting, Toulouse, France, M. Lister
May 2011, "Relativistic outflows in Active Galactic Nuclei", Days of Science, Simferopol, Ukraine, A. Pushkarev
Mar 2011, "Jetted Outflows from Supermassive Black Holes”, University College Cork Physics Department Colloquium, Ireland, M. Lister
Jan 2011, “AGN: Linear and Circular Polarization”, The Future of the VLBA Workshop, NRAO HQ, Charlottesville, VA, D. Homan
Jan 2011, "The MOJAVE AGN Program”, The Future of the VLBA Workshop, NRAO HQ, Charlottesville, VA, M. Lister
Dec 2010, "Probing the Physics of Gamma-ray Blazars with Radio Band Observations', Fermi Regional Workshop, U. Michigan, M. Aller
Nov 2010, "Kinematics of jets in active galaxies", Boston U. Astrophysics Seminar, Boston, MA, M. Lister
Oct 2010, "MOJAVE, Studying Jets from Supermassive Black Holes", First Indiana Astrophysics Meeting, M. Lister
Sep 2010, "Structure of active galactic nuclei", at "All-Russian Astronomy meeting", N. Arkhyz, Russia, Y. Kovalev
Sep 2010, "Brightness temperature measurements in AGN jets", at "All-Russian Astronomy meeting", N. Arkhyz, Russia, Y. Kovalev
Sep 2010, "Radio band Observations of Blazar Variability" at the conference `Multiwavelength Variability of Blazars', Guangzhou, China, Margo F.
Aller
Sep 2010, "Jets from Supermassive Black Holes, Beacons in the Gamma-Ray Sky", Ball State University Colloquium, M. Lister
Sep 2010, "Jets in quasars and active galactic nuclei", Joint European and National Astronomy Meeting - 2010, Lisbon, Portugal, Y. Kovalev
Sep 2010, "Relativistische Jets in aktiven Galaxienkernen, schneller als Einstein erlaubt?", MNU 2010, Nuremberg, Germany, M. Kadler
June 2010, "Parsec-Scale Properties of Fermi-Detected AGN", Fermi Meets Jansky AGN Meeting, MPIfR, Bonn, Germany, M. Lister
Jun 2010, "Probing the physics of gamma-ray blazars with single-dish monitoring data" , Fermi meets Jansky AGN Meeting, Bonn, Germany, M.
Aller
Jun 2010, "Observing Black Holes at High Energies", 1st COST MP0905 Meeting; WG4, M. Kadler
Jun 2010, "AGN jet cores from radio to gamma-rays", Valencia U., Valencia, Spain, Y. Kovalev
Jun 2010, "Kinematics of Relativistic Jets in Active Galactic Nuclei at Parsec Scales", Valencia U., Valencia, Spain, Y. Kovalev
April 2010, "Relativistic jets in active galactic nuclei" a colloquium/presentation of a Doctor of Science thesis at Lebedev Inst., Russia , Y. Kovalev
Mar 2010, "Blazar demographics with the MOJAVE program", talk for the scientific advisory committee of the MPIfR, Germany, T. Savolainen
Feb 2010, "Relativistic Beaming in Gamma-Ray Blazars", Purdue High-Energy Physics Seminar, M. Lister
Jan 2010, "Jet Kinematics and Beaming in Radio-Selected Gamma-ray Blazars", AAS special session, Washington D.C., M. Lister
Jan 2010, "Relativistic Jets in Active Galactic Nuclei at Parsec Scales, Recent Results and Future Prospects", Colloq at Kagoshima U.,
Kagoshima, Japan, Y. Kovalev
Jan 2010, "Flares in Parsec-Scale Relativistic Jets of Active Galactic Nuclei" Colloq at Yamaguchi U., Yamaguchi, Japan, , Y. Kovalev
Jan 2010, "MOJAVE program, Studying jet kinematics and beaming in gamma-ray bright blazars", Colloquium at ASTRON, the Netherlands, , T.
Savolainen
Jan 2010, "Relativistic Jets in AGN, Recent Results of VLBI surveys", NAOJ, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan, Y. Kovalev
Jan 2010, "Multiwellenlängen-Beobachtungen aktiver Galaxienkerne", Colloquium at University of Wuerzburg, M. Kadler
Dec 2009, "Recent results on kinematics studies in AGN jets", Theory devision, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia , Y. Kovalev
Dec 2009, "Jets From Supermassive Black Holes, Beacons in the Gamma-Ray Sky", U. Michigan Dearborn Colloquium, M. Lister
Nov 2009 "AGN jets: radio/gamma-ray connection"Astro Space Center, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia, , Y. Kovalev
Oct 2009, "Radio-optical properties of the MOJAVE AGN", Colloquium at the MPI für Radioastronomie (Bonn):, T. Arshakian
Jul 2009 "Correlations between properties of pc-scale jets and optical nuclear emission of compact AGN", colloquim at the INAOE (Puebla,
Mexico) , T. Arshakian
Jun 2009: MPIfR, Bonn, Germany: "A close relation between AGN gamma-ray emission measured be Fermi and properties of parsec-scale radio
jets" , Y. Kovalev

Contributed Talks at Scientific Meetings:

Oct 2012: “Constraining AGN jet physics from apparent opening angles”, EVN symposium, Bordeaux, France. E. Clausen-Brown
Nov 2011, "Gamma-Ray Loudness and the Pc-Scale Jet Properties of a Complete Sample of Blazars from the MOJAVE Program", St. Michael's,
MD, M. Lister
Nov 2011, “Faraday rotation in MOJAVE blazar jets”, Fermi and Jansky, St. Michael’s, MD, T. Hovatta
Aug 2011, "Parsec-scale jet properties and gamma-ray emission in the MOJAVE sample of blazars", Astronomy at High Angular Resolution, Bad
Honnef, Germany, T. Savolainen
Apr 2011, "The Broadband SED Properties of the MOJAVE Sample", COST MP0905 'Black Holes in a Violent Universe' 3rd Working Groups
Meeting, Bologna, Italy, E. Ros
Apr 2011, “Gamma-ray properties and Faraday rotation in MOJAVE blazar jets”, Beamed and Unbeamed Gamma-rays from Galaxies, Muonio,
Finland, T. Hovatta
Jan 2011, “Multi-epoch Circular Polarization Of The MOJAVE Sample” 217th AAS Meeting, Homan, D. C., Lister, M. L., & The MOJAVE
Collaboration
Sep 2010, "Radio Interferometric observations of AGNs", European Science Foundation Exploratory Workshop, Brindisi, Italy, M. Perez-Torres (on
behalf of E. Ros)
Sep 2010, "The Twin Jets in NGC 1275," EVN Symposium, Manchester, UK, K. Kellermann
Sep 2010, "The Broadband Emission Properties of AGN Jets", EVN Symposium, Manchester, UK, C. S. Chang
Jul 2010, "MOJAVE-Fermi program, Studying the jets of gamma-ray blazars on parsec scales" COSPAR general assembly 2010, Bremen,
Germany,, T. Savolainen
Jun 2010, "The Twin Jets in NGC 1275," Fermi meets Jansky, AGN in Radio and Gamma Rays, Bonn, Germany, K. Kellermann
Jun 2010, "Supermassive Black Holes", COST MP0905 'Black Holes in a Violent Universe' 1st Working Groups Meeting, Bonn, Germany, E. Ros
Jun 2010, "The Broadband Spectral Energy Distribution of the MOJAVE Sample", Fermi meets Jansky, AGN in Radio and Gamma Rays, Bonn,
Germany, C. S. Chang
Jun 2010, "VLBI ejections in gamma-ray bright AGN jets", Fermi meets Jansky, AGN in Radio and Gamma Rays, Bonn, Germany, Y. Kovalev
Jun 2010, "Shock-Shock Interaction in the Jet of CTA 102", Fermi meets Jansky, AGN in Radio and Gamma Rays, June 2010, Bonn, Germany,
C. Fromm
Jun 2010, "Radio-gamma time delay in the parsec-scale cores of AGN", Fermi meets Jansky, AGN in Radio and Gamma Rays, Bonn, Germany,
A. Pushkarev
May 2010, "Faraday rotation in selected MOJAVE blazars",Rotation Measure Analysis of Magnetic Fields in and around Radio Galaxies, Riccione,
Italy, T. Hovatta
Apr 2010, "Jet opening angles of parsec-scale AGN jets",Steady Jets and Transient Jets workshop, Bonn Germany, A. Pushkarev
Mar 2010, "Relativistic Beaming in Gamma-Ray Blazars", 11th AAS HEAD Meeting, Kona, HI, M. Lister
Dec 2009, "Relativistic jets in gamma-ray bright AGN"Conference "High Energy Astrophysics", Space Research Institute (IKI), Moscow, Russia, ,
Y. Kovalev
Nov 2009, "The MOJAVE Program, Investigating the Parsec-Scale Jet Properties of Gamma-Ray Blazars", 2nd Fermi Symposium, Washington
D.C., M. Lister
Aug 2009, "Radio-Gamma-Ray Properties of Parsec-Scale Relativistic Jets","Joint Discussion 7, XXVII IAU General Assembly", Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil K. Kellermann
Jun 2009, "The Acceleration and Collimation of Relativistic Jets," Accretion and ejection in AGN, A global view, Como, Italy, K. Kellermann
Jun 2009, "The relation between AGN gamma-ray emission measured by Fermi and parsec-scale radio jets", Accretion and ejection in AGN, A
global view. Como, Italy, Y. Kovalev
Jun 2009, "Optical continuum flares from the relativistic jet, evidence for non-virial BLR", Physics of Galactic Nuclei conference, Ringberg Castle,
Germany., T. Arshakian
Apr 2009, "Close connection between AGN properties in radio and gamma-ray bands", at conf. Modern problems in extragalactic astronomy -
XXVI, Pushchino, Russia, Y. Kovalev
Jan 2009, "MOJAVE: Completed Deep VLA Image Survey at 1.4 GHz", 213th AAS Meeting, Long Beach, CA, N. Cooper
Jan 2009, "The Extreme Superluminal Speed of the Quasar PKS 0804-077', 213th AAS Meeting, Long Beach, CA, M. Lister

Posters Presented at Scientific Meetings:

Apr 2012 “Nuclear opacity in compact AGN jets”, Resolving The Sky, Manchester, UK, A. Pushkarev
Nov 2011 "Apparent parsec-scale jet opening angles and gamma-ray brightness of blazars", Fermi and Jansky Meeting, St. Michaels, MD, A.
Pushkarev
Oct 2011: "Gamma-ray and Pc-Scale Jet Properties of MOJAVE Blazars", 2nd Indiana Astronomer's Meeting, Anderson, IN, M. Lister
May 2011: "Parsec-scale ejections in Fermi AGN jets", Fermi 2011 Meeting, Rome, Italy, Y. Kovalev
May 2011: "Gamma-ray Loudness and the Pc-Scale Jet Properties of MOJAVE Blazars", Fermi 2011 Meeting, Rome, Italy, M. Lister
Nov 2010, "VLBA Key Science and Large Projects”, NRAO New Mexico Symposium, Socorro, NM , M. Lister
Sep 2010, "Evidence for Shock-Shock Interaction in the Jet of CTA 102", IAU Symposium No 275, Jets at all Scales, Buenos Aires, Argentina,
C.M. Fromm
Jun 2010, "Gamma-ray duty cycle in the bright parsec-scale AGN jets", at Fermi Meets Jansky Meeting, MPIfR, Germany, T. Hovatta
Jun 2010, "Multi-band properties of superluminal AGN detected by Fermi/LAT", at Fermi Meets Jansky Meeting, MPIfR, Germany, T. Arshakian
Apr 2010, "Beaming properties of gamma-ray bright blazars", at Steady and transient jets meeting, MPIfR, Germany, T. Savolainen
Mar, 2010, "The Acceleration of Blazar Jets,"AAS High Energy Astrophysics Division Meeting, Kona, HI, K. Kellermann
Nov 2009, "Connection between radio polarization and gamma-ray emission in AGN jets", Fermi Symposium, Washington D.C., USA, T. Hovatta
Nov 2009, "Parsec-scale radio emission of jets in Fermi LAT detected AGN", Fermi Symposium, Washington D.C.,Y. Kovalev
Nov 2009, "Intrinsic anisotropy of gamma-ray emission from blazar jets?" , Fermi Symposium, Washington D.C., T. Savolainen
Nov 2009, "Radio and gamma properties of the 2 cm Survey and MOJAVE Samples", Fermi Symposium, Washington D.C., E. Ros
Nov 2009, "Jet opening angles and gamma-ray brightness of AGN", Fermi Symposium, Washington D.C., A. Pushkarev
Oct 2009, "Connection between radio polarization and gamma-ray emission in AGN jets"High Energy Phenomena in Relativistic Jets II, Buenos
Aires, Argentina , T. Hovatta
Jun 2009, "On the intrinsic jet properties of the Fermi-detected blazars", at Accretion and ejection in AGN, A global view. Como, Italy, T.
Savolainen
Jun 2009, "A closer look to the flaring feature in the M87 Jet", at Accretion and ejection in AGN, A global view. Como, Italy, C. S. Chang
Jan 2009, "The Magnetic Field Structure and Particle Population of the Parsec-Scale Jet of 3C279", 213th AAS Meeting, Long Beach, CA,
Homan, D.
Jan 2009, "Circular Polarization from Helical Fields in Extragalactic Radio Jets", 213th AAS Meeting, Long Beach, CA, Baldwin, C.
Jan 2009, "Probing the Intrinsic Brightness Temperature Distribution of the MOJAVE Complete Sample", 213th AAS Meeting, Long Beach, CA, M.
McCormick


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