Optical and infrared polarimetry and photometry of blazars

A.R.G. Mead; K.R. Ballard; P.W.J.L. Brand; J. Hough; C. Brindle; J. Bailey

Optical and infrared polarimetry and photometry of blazars

A.R.G. Mead, K.R. Ballard, P.W.J.L. Brand, J. Hough, C. Brindle, J. Bailey

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Abstract

We have carried out a polarization study of 44 blazars and candidate blazars at optical and near-infrared frequencies covering the period 1986 August to 1988 February. The data show flux and polarization properties changing on internight timescales, and commonly exhibit frequency dependence of a spectral index, polarization and polarization position angle. The observations of the quasar 1253 - 055(3C279) showed a U-band polarization of 45.5 ± 0.9%, the highest ever seen in a blazar. The interpretation of the data is the subject of a further paper (Ballard et al., 1989).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	183-204
Journal	Astronomy and Astrophysics: Supplement Series
Volume	83
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - 1990

Keywords

BL Lacertae objects
quasars
visible spectrum

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Optical and infrared polarimetry and photometry of blazars

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