Polarization Vector Rotations: Real, Spurious, Hidden and Imaginary

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Author
Larionov, Valeri
Jorstad, Svetlana
Marscher, Alan cc
Smith, Paul
Affiliation
Univ Arizona, Steward Observ
Issue Date
2016-10-11
Keywords
blazars
polarimetry
methods of analysis

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MDPI AG
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Polarization Vector Rotations: Real, Spurious, Hidden and Imaginary 2016, 4 (4):43 Galaxies
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Galaxies
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Abstract
Large and variable polarization is an inherent property of a majority of blazars. Systematic rotations of the polarization vector have been claimed for several blazars. In some cases, however, the reality of these rotations may be questionable. We suggest an additional method for the verification of the reality of polarization position angle rotations based on the correlation of the normalized Stokes parameters.
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open access journal
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2075-4434
DOI
10.3390/galaxies4040043
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Final published version
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St.-Petersburg University [6.38.335.2015, 6.42.1113.2016, 6.41.1301.2016]; RFBR [15-02-00949]; NASA [NNX14AQ58G, NNX15AR34G, NNX08AW56G, NNX09AU10G, NNX12AO93G, NNX12AU81G]
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