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Peculiar Magnetic Field Structures in 4C49.22 (1150+497)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2016

Chidi E. Akujor
Chidi E. Akujor*
Affiliation:
Astrophysics Group, Department of Physics and Astronomy University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nigeria

Abstract

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We present radio polarisation observations of the quasar 4C49.22. It shows no evidence of depolarisation on the counter–jet side, while exhibiting strong variation of fractional polarisation along the jet, as well as transverse offset of maximum fractional polarisation from each knot in the jet.

Type
8. The Role of Magnetic Fields in Radio Source Jets and Extended Radio Lobes
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 140: Galactic and Intergalactic Magnetic Fields , 1990 , pp. 453 - 454
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1990 

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