ST ScI Preprint #1357
We generated a sample of 409 AGNs for which both the radio luminosity at 5 GHz and the line luminosity in [OIII] 5007 have been measured. The radio luminosity spans a range of ten orders of magnitude, and the [OIII] line luminosity spans a range of eight orders of magnitude-both considerably larger than the ranges in previous studies. We show that these two quantities are correlated in a similar way for both radio-loud and radio-quiet AGNs. We demonstrate that the observed correlation can be explained in terms of a model in which jets are accelerated and collimated by a vertical magnetic field.
1) Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
2} Also at: Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742