Scintillation-Induced Circular Polarization in Pulsars and Quasars
Astrophysics
2009-10-31 v1
Abstract
We present a physical interpretation for the generation of circular polarization resulting from the propagation of radiation through a magnetized plasma in terms of a rotation measure gradient, or `Faraday wedges'. Criteria for the observability of scintillation-induced circular polarization are identified. Application of the theory to the circular polarization in pulsars and compact extragalactic sources is discussed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0007429,
title = {Scintillation-Induced Circular Polarization in Pulsars and Quasars},
author = {J. -P. Macquart and D. B. Melrose},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0007429},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
21 pages, 3 figures, ApJ, accepted