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Serendipitous VLBI Observations of Intraday Variability in the BL Lac Objects 1334–127, 2131–021, and 2155–152

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

P. Yu. Kochanev
Affiliation:
Sternberg Astronomical Institute, 119899 Moscow, Russia
D. C. Gabuzda
Affiliation:
Astro Space Center, Lebedev Physical Institute, 117924 Moscow, Russia

Abstract

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Global λ = 6 cm VLBI polarization observations of intraday variability in the three BLLacertae objects 1334–127, 2131–021, and 2155–152 are analyzed. Integrated VLA measurements during the VLBI observations show that although there were no substantial total intensity variations, the polarizations for these three sources varied significantly during the VLBI experiment. The VLBI data were divided into 2-3 hour segments in order to search for corresponding rapid variability in the VLBI polarization structure. Our analysis shows that the VLA polarization variability in 2155–152 and 2131–021 is present in the VLBI data (i.e., it occurred on mas scales), but this is not the case for 1334–127.

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

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