• S. Jorstad
  • A. Marscher
  • J. Stevens
  • P. Smith
  • J. Forster
  • M. Lister
  • A. Stirling
  • J. Gómez
  • T. Cawthorne
  • W. Gear
  • I. Robson

We report preliminary results of a 3-year multifrequency polarization campaign of 15 AGNs of blazar type, including bimonthly total and polarized intensity imaging at 7 mm with the VLBA. We find that the sources have two different dependences of degree of polarization on wavelength: sub-mm peaked or straight "polarization spectra". The fractional polarization of the latter group increases with frequency. All sources with sub-mm peak polarization (6 objects) have similar degree of polarization in the optical region and in the VLBA core. In high-optically polarized sources (5 objects) the EVPAs at all frequencies align with the pc-scale jet direction within the 1σ uncertainties. This implies that the high frequency emission is co-spatial with the VLBI core and/or transverse shocks in the jet.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)247-252
Number of pages6
JournalChinese Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Volume6
Issue numberSUPPL. 1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006
Event6th International Workshop on Multifrequency Behaviour of High Energy Cosmic Sources: Frascati Workshop 2005 - Vulcano, Italy
Duration: 23 May 200528 May 2005

    Research areas

  • 3C 120), 3C 273, 3C 279, 3C 345, 3C 454.3), Active, BL Lac), CTA 102, Galaxies: BL Lacertae objects: individual (3C 66A, Galaxies: individual (3C 111, Galaxies: jet, Galaxies: quasars: individual (0420-014, OJ 287, PKS 1510-089

    Scopus subject areas

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Space and Planetary Science

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