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The RoboPol Program: Optical Polarimetric Monitoring of Blazars. / Blinov, Dmitry; Pavlidou, Vasiliki.

In: Galaxies, Vol. 7, No. 2, 46, 10.04.2019, p. 46.

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Blinov, D & Pavlidou, V 2019, 'The RoboPol Program: Optical Polarimetric Monitoring of Blazars', Galaxies, vol. 7, no. 2, 46, pp. 46. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies7020046

APA

Blinov, D., & Pavlidou, V. (2019). The RoboPol Program: Optical Polarimetric Monitoring of Blazars. Galaxies, 7(2), 46. [46]. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies7020046

Vancouver

Blinov D, Pavlidou V. The RoboPol Program: Optical Polarimetric Monitoring of Blazars. Galaxies. 2019 Apr 10;7(2):46. 46. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies7020046

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Blinov, Dmitry ; Pavlidou, Vasiliki. / The RoboPol Program: Optical Polarimetric Monitoring of Blazars. In: Galaxies. 2019 ; Vol. 7, No. 2. pp. 46.

BibTeX

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title = "The RoboPol Program: Optical Polarimetric Monitoring of Blazars",
abstract = "After three years of polarimetric monitoring of blazars, the RoboPol project has uncovered several key characteristics of polarimetric rotations in the optical for these most variable sources. The most important of these is that polarization properties of the synchrotron emission in the optical appear to be directly linked with gamma-ray activity. In this paper, we discuss the evidence for this connection, as well as the broader features of polarimetric behavior in blazars that are key in making progress with theoretical modeling of blazar emission.",
keywords = "Active galaxies, Blazars, Gamma rays, High energy, Monitoring, Polarization, blazars, gamma rays, GAMMA-RAY-LOUD, ANGLE, MODEL, monitoring, active galaxies, high energy, CONNECTION, VARIABILITY, POLARIZATION-PLANE ROTATIONS, INNER JET, polarization",
author = "Dmitry Blinov and Vasiliki Pavlidou",
year = "2019",
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doi = "10.3390/galaxies7020046",
language = "English",
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journal = "Galaxies",
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N2 - After three years of polarimetric monitoring of blazars, the RoboPol project has uncovered several key characteristics of polarimetric rotations in the optical for these most variable sources. The most important of these is that polarization properties of the synchrotron emission in the optical appear to be directly linked with gamma-ray activity. In this paper, we discuss the evidence for this connection, as well as the broader features of polarimetric behavior in blazars that are key in making progress with theoretical modeling of blazar emission.

AB - After three years of polarimetric monitoring of blazars, the RoboPol project has uncovered several key characteristics of polarimetric rotations in the optical for these most variable sources. The most important of these is that polarization properties of the synchrotron emission in the optical appear to be directly linked with gamma-ray activity. In this paper, we discuss the evidence for this connection, as well as the broader features of polarimetric behavior in blazars that are key in making progress with theoretical modeling of blazar emission.

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