Multiwaveband polarimetric observations of 15 active galactic nuclei at high frequencies: Correlated polarization behavior

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 799-824

  Jorstad, Svetlana G ^a,b   Marscher, Alan P ^a   Stevens, Jason A ^c   Smith, Paul S ^d   Forster, James R ^e   Gear, Walter K ^f   Cawthorne, Timothy V ^g   Lister, Matthew L ^h   Stirling, Alastair M ⁱ   Gómez, José L ^j   Greaves, Jane S ^k   Robson, E Ian ^l  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^h PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^j INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE ANDALUCÍA CSIC   (Spain)

^k UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^l UK ASTRONOMY TECHNOLOGY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

BL Lacertae objects: individual (1803+784, 1823+568, 3C 66A, BL Lac, OJ 287); Galaxies: active; Galaxies: individual (3C 111, 3C 120); Galaxies: jets; Polarization

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547966507     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/519996     Document Type: Article

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