Fanaroff–Riley classification
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Fanaroff–Riley classification
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The Fanaroff–Riley classification is a scheme created by B.L. Fanaroff and J.M. Riley in 1974, which is used to distinguish radio galaxies with active nuclei based on their radio luminosity or brightness of their radio emissions in relation to their hosting environment. Fanaroff and Riley noticed that the relative positions of high/low surface brightness regions in the lobes of extragalactic radio sources are correlated with their radio luminosity. Their conclusion was based on a set of 57 radio
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanaroff%E2%80%93Riley_classification
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2013-01-11T21:43:02Z
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2024-09-04T15:22:32Z
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