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A Polarization Study of Quasar 4C 71.07

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

J.M. Hutchison
Affiliation:
University of Central Lancashire, Preston, U.K.
T.V. Cawthorne
Affiliation:
University of Central Lancashire, Preston, U.K.

Abstract

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Parsec-scale polarization observations of the quasar 4C 71.07 show a misalignment between the inferred magnetic field direction and the structural direction of the jet. Dual frequency VLBI polarimetry was used to to determine whether Faraday rotation was the origin of the misalignment. We find insufficient rotation to realign the field and jet. Other possible mechanisms which may result in a misalignment are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 1998

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