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Optical polarization of high-energy BL Lacertae objects. / Hovatta, T.; Lindfors, E.; Blinov, D.; Pavlidou, V.; Nilsson, K.; Kiehlmann, S.; Angelakis, E.; Fallah, Ramazani V.; Liodakis, I.; Myserlis, I.; Panopoulou, G. V.; Pursimo, T.

в: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Том 596, № A78, 2016, стр. 24.

Результаты исследований: Научные публикации в периодических изданиях › статья

Harvard

Hovatta, T, Lindfors, E, Blinov, D, Pavlidou, V, Nilsson, K, Kiehlmann, S, Angelakis, E, Fallah, RV, Liodakis, I, Myserlis, I, Panopoulou, GV & Pursimo, T 2016, 'Optical polarization of high-energy BL Lacertae objects', Astronomy and Astrophysics, Том. 596, № A78, стр. 24. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628974

APA

Hovatta, T., Lindfors, E., Blinov, D., Pavlidou, V., Nilsson, K., Kiehlmann, S., Angelakis, E., Fallah, R. V., Liodakis, I., Myserlis, I., Panopoulou, G. V., & Pursimo, T. (2016). Optical polarization of high-energy BL Lacertae objects. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 596(A78), 24. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628974

Vancouver

Hovatta T, Lindfors E, Blinov D, Pavlidou V, Nilsson K, Kiehlmann S и пр. Optical polarization of high-energy BL Lacertae objects. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 2016;596(A78):24. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628974

Author

Hovatta, T. ; Lindfors, E. ; Blinov, D. ; Pavlidou, V. ; Nilsson, K. ; Kiehlmann, S. ; Angelakis, E. ; Fallah, Ramazani V. ; Liodakis, I. ; Myserlis, I. ; Panopoulou, G. V. ; Pursimo, T. / Optical polarization of high-energy BL Lacertae objects. в: Astronomy and Astrophysics. 2016 ; Том 596, № A78. стр. 24.

BibTeX

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title = "Optical polarization of high-energy BL Lacertae objects",
abstract = "Context. We investigate the optical polarization properties of high-energy BL Lac objects using data from the RoboPol blazar monitoring program and the Nordic Optical Telescope. Aims: We wish to understand if there are differences between the BL Lac objects that have been detected with the current-generation TeV instruments and those objects that have not yet been detected. Methods: We used a maximum-likelihood method to investigate the optical polarization fraction and its variability in these sources. In order to study the polarization position angle variability, we calculated the time derivative of the electric vector position angle (EVPA) change. We also studied the spread in the Stokes Q/I-U/I plane and rotations in the polarization plane. Results: The mean polarization fraction of the TeV-detected BL Lacs is 5%, while the non-TeV sources show a higher mean polarization fraction of 7%. This difference in polarization fraction disappears when the dilution by the unpolarized light of the host galaxy is",
keywords = "polarization, BL Lacertae objects: general, galaxies: jets",
author = "T. Hovatta and E. Lindfors and D. Blinov and V. Pavlidou and K. Nilsson and S. Kiehlmann and E. Angelakis and Fallah, {Ramazani V.} and I. Liodakis and I. Myserlis and Panopoulou, {G. V.} and T. Pursimo",
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RIS

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AU - Lindfors, E.

AU - Blinov, D.

AU - Pavlidou, V.

AU - Nilsson, K.

AU - Kiehlmann, S.

AU - Angelakis, E.

AU - Fallah, Ramazani V.

AU - Liodakis, I.

AU - Myserlis, I.

AU - Panopoulou, G. V.

AU - Pursimo, T.

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AB - Context. We investigate the optical polarization properties of high-energy BL Lac objects using data from the RoboPol blazar monitoring program and the Nordic Optical Telescope. Aims: We wish to understand if there are differences between the BL Lac objects that have been detected with the current-generation TeV instruments and those objects that have not yet been detected. Methods: We used a maximum-likelihood method to investigate the optical polarization fraction and its variability in these sources. In order to study the polarization position angle variability, we calculated the time derivative of the electric vector position angle (EVPA) change. We also studied the spread in the Stokes Q/I-U/I plane and rotations in the polarization plane. Results: The mean polarization fraction of the TeV-detected BL Lacs is 5%, while the non-TeV sources show a higher mean polarization fraction of 7%. This difference in polarization fraction disappears when the dilution by the unpolarized light of the host galaxy is

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KW - BL Lacertae objects: general

KW - galaxies: jets

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DO - 10.1051/0004-6361/201628974

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