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The Discovery of Blazar-Type Nuclei in Two Nearby Radio Ellipticals
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 August 2017
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Near infrared polarimetry of Centaurus A and IC5063 has revealed the existence of a steep spectrum highly polarized source in the nuclei of both galaxies. The position angle of polarization is perpendicular to the radio position angle. We interpret this polarized emission as synchrotron radiation. This, together with a luminosity of 5 × 1041erg s-1, suggests the galaxies are low luminosity blazars and that such nuclei may be common in elliptical galaxies.
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- Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 127: Structure and Dynamics of Elliptical Galaxies , 1987 , pp. 427 - 428
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- Copyright © Reidel 1987