VLBI polarisation properties of a complete sample of radio-loud BL Lacs

Astrophysics and Space Science

Volumn 288, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 39-50

  Gabuzda, Denise C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

BL Lac objects; Polarisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 10044271835     PISSN: 0004640X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:ASTR.0000004992.80545.3a     Document Type: Article

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