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We present results of long-term multi-wavelength polarization observations of the powerful blazar 3C~279 after its $\gamma$-ray flare on 2013~December 20. We followed up this flare with single-dish polarization observations using two 21-m…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-11-11 Sincheol Kang , Sang-Sung Lee , Do-Young Byun

We present five epochs of 15 GHz VLBA observations of 13 AGN. These observations were specially calibrated to detect parsec scale circular polarization and our calibration techniques are discussed and analyzed in detail. We obtained…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 D. C. Homan , J. F. C. Wardle

We present the results from the first large (>100 source) 3.5 mm polarimetric survey of radio loud active galactic nuclei (AGN). The I, Q, U, and V Stokes parameter observations were performed with the XPOL polarimeter at the IRAM 30m…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-20 I. Agudo , C. Thum , H. Wiesemeyer , T. P. Krichbaum

Short millimeter observations of radio-loud AGN offer the opportunity to study the physics of their inner relativistic jets, from where the bulk millimeter emission is radiated. Millimeter jets are significantly less affected by Faraday…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-07-02 I. Agudo , C. Thum , J. L. Gomez , H. Wiesemeyer

We report results from a deep polarization imaging of the nearby radio galaxy 3C$\,$84 (NGC$\,$1275). The source was observed with the Global Millimeter VLBI Array (GMVA) at 86$\,$GHz at an ultra-high angular resolution of $50\mu$as…

We studied the polarization behavior of the quasar 3C 273 over the 1 mm wavelength band at ALMA with a total bandwidth of 7.5GHz across 223 to 243 GHz at 0.8 arcsec resolution, corresponding to 2.1 kpc at the distance of 3C 273. With these…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-03-13 T. Hovatta , S. O'Sullivan , I. Martí-Vidal , T. Savolainen , A. Tchekhovskoy

We report a search for linear polarization in the active galactic nucleus (AGN) 3C 84 (NGC 1275) at observed frequencies of 239 GHz and 348 GHz, corresponding to rest-frame frequencies of 243 GHz and 354 GHz. We collected polarization data…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-05 S. Trippe , M. Bremer , T. P. Krichbaum , M. Krips , R. Neri , V. Pietu , J. M. Winters

We report first-epoch circular polarization results for 133 active galactic nuclei in the MOJAVE program to monitor the structure and polarization of a flux limited sample of extra-galactic radio jets with the VLBA at 15 GHz. We found…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 D. C. Homan , M. L. Lister

This study investigates polarimetric characteristics of the blazar 3C~454.3 at 22-129~GHz using decadal~(2011-2022) data sets. In addition, we also delve into the origin of the polarization flare observed in 2019. The data sets were…

We present Very Long Baseline Array polarimetric observations of the innermost jet of 3C$\sim$84 (NGC$\sim$1275) at 43$\sim$GHz. A significant polarized emission is detected at the hotspot of the innermost re-started jet, which is located…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-11-08 H. Nagai , Y. Fujita , M. Nakamura , M. Orienti , M. Kino , K. Asada , G. Giovannini

We present full-polarization observations of the compact, steep-spectrum radio quasar 3C~286 made with the ALMA at 1.3~mm. These are the first full-polarization ALMA observations, which were obtained in the framework of Science…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-06-29 H. Nagai , K. Nakanishi , R. Paladino , C. L. H. Hull , P. Cortes , G. Moellenbrock , E. Fomalont , K. Asada , K. Hada

We report on the first results of the POLAMI program, a simultaneous 3.5 and 1.3mm full-Stokes-polarisation monitoring of a sample of 36 of the brightest active galactic nuclei in the northern sky with the IRAM 30m Telescope. Through a…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-09-27 Ivan Agudo , Clemens Thum , Venkatessh Ramakrishnan , Sol N. Molina , Carolina Casadio , Jose L. Gomez

We report on multi-frequency linear polarization monitoring of 15 active galactic nuclei containing highly relativistic jets with apparent speeds from $\sim$4 $c$ to $>40c$. The measurements were obtained at optical, 1 mm, and 3 mm…

We present the results of a parsec-scale polarization study of three FRI radio galaxies - 3C66B, 3C78 and 3C264 - obtained with the Very Long Baseline Array at 5, 8 and 15 GHz. Parsec-scale polarization has been detected in a large number…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2011-02-11 P. Kharb , D. C. Gabuzda , C. P. O'Dea , P. Shastri , S. A. Baum

We have detected spatially extended linear polarized UV emission from the high-redshift radio galaxy 3C~256 ($z=1.82$). A spatially integrated ($7.8''$ diameter aperture) measurement of the degree of polarization of the $V-$band (rest frame…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 Buell T. Jannuzi , Richard Elston , Gary D. Schmidt , Paul S. Smith , H. S. Stockman

Using the Submillimeter Array, we have made the first high angular resolution measurements of the linear polarization of Sagittarius A* at submillimeter wavelengths, and the first detection of intra-day variability in its linear…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 D. P. Marrone , J. M. Moran , J. -H. Zhao , R. Rao

Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) with bright radio jets offer the opportunity to study the structure of and physical conditions in relativistic outflows. For such studies, multi-frequency polarimetric very long baseline interferometric (VLBI)…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-11-27 Jae-Young Kim , Sascha Trippe , Bong Won Sohn , Junghwan Oh , Jong-Ho Park , Sang-Sung Lee , Taeseok Lee , Daewon Kim

86 GHz Very Long Baseline Polarimetry probes magnetic field structures within the cores of Active Galactic Nuclei at higher angular resolutions and a spectral octave higher than previously achievable. Observations of 3C273 and 3C279 taken…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 Joanne M. Attridge

In this paper we present multifrequency VLA observations of the giant radio galaxy 3C 449, obtained with high sensitivity and resolution in total intensity and polarized flux. These images show the source morphology in great detail, in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 L. Feretti , R. Perley , G. Giovannini , H. Andernach

We report the detection of variable linear polarization from Sgr A* at a wavelength of 3.5mm, the longest wavelength yet at which a detection has been made. The mean polarization is 2.1 +/- 0.1% at a position angle of 16 +/- 2 deg with rms…

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