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Fanaroff-Rileyclassification1 CONSTRUCTFanaroff-RileyFANAROFF · ASTROPHYSICS

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Astrophysics

the division of extragalactic radio sources into edge-darkened lower-power FR I and edge-brightened higher-power FR II types.

In astrophysics, Fanaroff-Riley classification refers to the division of extragalactic radio sources into edge-darkened lower-power FR I and edge-brightened higher-power FR II types. This meaning comes from Fanaroff (1974) in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.[1]

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  1. Fanaroff, B. L., & Riley, J. M. (1974). The Morphology of Extragalactic Radio Sources of High and Low Luminosity. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 167(1), 31P-36P. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/167.1.31p

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