Infrared Polarimetry and the Torus

J. Hough

doi:10.1023/A:1000506403087

Infrared Polarimetry and the Torus

J. Hough

Centre for Astrophysics Research (CAR)

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Abstract

Polarimetry at near-infrared wavelengths is shown to be an important tool in understanding the properties of the obscuring torus in NGC1068. We present evidence for the existence of aligned grains in the torus, which produce polarized flux through dichroism, and show how the torus itself can be observed in silhouette in polarized flux images.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	269-276
Journal	Astrophysics and Space Science
Volume	248
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1000506403087
Publication status	Published - 1997

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