Rapid multiwaveband polarization variability in the quasar PKS 0420-014: Optical emission from the compact radio jet

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 659, Issue 2 II, 2007, Pages

  D'Arcangelo, Francesca D ^a   Marscher, Alan P ^a   Jorstad, Svetlana G ^a,b   Smith, Paul S ^c   Larionov, Valeri M ^b   Hagen Thorn, Vladimir A ^b   Kopatskaya, Eugenia N ^b   Williams, G Grant ^c   Gear, Walter K ^d  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Polarization; Quasars: general; Quasars: individual (PKS 0420 014)

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248373842     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/517525     Document Type: Article

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