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The future new-generation radio telescope SKA (Square Kilometre Array) and its precursors will provide a rapidly growing number of polarized radio sources. Hundred and thousands polarized background sources can be measured towards nearby…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-12-03 T. G. Arshakian , R. Stepanov , R. Beck , P. Frick , M. Krause

We present a broadband spectro-polarimetric analysis of 1,565 polarized radio sources from the LOFAR Two-Metre Sky Survey Data Release 2 (LoTSS-DR2) RM Grid catalogue. This study uses frequency-dependent Stokes Q and U spectra across the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-20 Rudra Sinha , Abhik Ghosh

We introduce a new technique for imaging the polarized radio sky using interferometric data. The new approach, which we call Faraday synthesis, combines aperture and rotation measure synthesis imaging and deconvolution into a single…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 M. R. Bell , T. A. Enßlin

Multi-frequency radio polarimetric observations of the diffuse Galactic synchrotron background enable us to study the structure of the diffuse ionized gas via rotation measure maps. However, depolarization will introduce artifacts in the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 M. Haverkorn , F. Heitsch

A joint action of depth and bandwidth depolarization in the interstellar medium is considered using a model of N homogeneous synchrotron layers with Faraday rotation. The bandwidth depolarization can be used in multifrequency polarimetric…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 E. N. Vinyajkin

We benchmark the reliability of the Rotation Measure (RM) synthesis algorithm using the 1005 Centaurus A field sources of Feain et al. (2009). The RM synthesis solutions are compared with estimates of the polarization parameters using…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 J. -P. Macquart , R. D. Ekers , I. Feain , M. Johnston-Hollitt

We present a detailed depolarization analysis of the radio galaxy \texttt{ILTJ012215.21+254334.8} using polarimetric data from the \textit{LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey} (LoTSS) Data Release 2 (DR2) catalogue. This source, with \textit{RM}…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-12 Samantha Sneha Paul , Abhik Ghosh

We have used the very large JVAS/CLASS 8.4-GHz surveys of flat-spectrum radio sources to obtain a large, uniformly observed and calibrated, sample of radio source polarizations. These are useful for many investigations of the properties of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 N. Jackson , R. A. Battye , I. W. A. Browne , S. Joshi , T. W. B. Muxlow , P. N. Wilkinson

The optimal source-finding strategy for linear polarization data is an unsolved problem, with many inhibitive factors imposed by the technically-challenging nature of polarization observations. Such an algorithm is essential for Square…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-12-27 J. S. Farnes , G. Heald , H. Junklewitz , D. D. Mulcahy , M. Haverkorn , C. L. Van Eck , C. J. Riseley , M. Brentjens , C. Horellou , V. Vacca , D. I. Jones , A. Horneffer , R. Paladino

Rotation measure (RM) grids of extragalactic radio sources have been widely used for studying cosmic magnetism. But their potential for exploring the intergalactic magnetic field (IGMF) in filaments of galaxies is unclear, since other…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-22 Takuya Akahori , B. M. Gaensler , Dongsu Ryu

We present an updated version of POLARIS, a well established code designated for dust polarisation and line radiative transfer (RT) in arbitrary astrophysical environments. We extend the already available capabilities with a synchrotron…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-11-06 Stefan Reissl , Robert Brauer , Ralf S. Klessen , Eric W. Pellegrini

We present a comprehensive radio polarization study of the Perseus molecular cloud using wideband L-band observations from the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array. Our survey covers $\sim13.8$~deg$^2$ with a mean Stokes~$I$ sensitivity of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-02-23 Haleh Hajizadeh , Jeroen Stil , René Plume , Mehrnoosh Tahani , Preshanth Jagannathan

Deep polarization surveys at low radio frequencies are key to cosmic magnetism studies: Larger catalogs of polarized extragalactic sources and increased precision on Faraday rotation measures (RMs) make it possible to probe the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-01-08 S. Piras , C. Horellou , J. Conway , M. Thomasson , T. W. Shimwell , S. P. O'Sullivan , E. Carretti , V. Vacca , A. Bonafede , I. Prandoni

Regular magnetic field structures can be derived from the Faraday rotation measures (RM) of polarized background sources observable at 1.4 GHz with the SKA. At lower frequencies ($<250$ MHz) polarimetry of radio sources with the Low…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2009-04-20 Tigran G. Arshakian , Rainer Beck

We present the largest ever sample of radio polarization properties for $z>4$ sources, with 14 sources having significant polarization detections. Using wideband data from the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array, we obtained the rest-frame…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-02-07 Tessa Vernstrom , Bryan Gaensler , Valentina Vacca , Jamie Farnes , Marijke Haverkorn , Shane O'Sullivan

In recent years a number of surveys and telescopes have observed the plane-of-sky component of magnetic fields associated with molecular clouds. However, observations of their line-of-sight magnetic field remain limited. To address this…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-07-19 Mehrnoosh Tahani , John Ming Ngo , Jennifer Glover , Ryan Clairmont , Gabriel Munoz Zarazua , René Plume

In this chapter we present a brief summary of methods, instruments and calibration techniques used in modern astronomical polarimetry in the optical wavelengths. We describe the properties of various polarization devices and detectors used…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-29 Andrei Berdyugin , Vilppu Piirola , Juri Poutanen

Calibration of instrumental polarization is critical for measuring polarized radio emissions from astrophysical sources to extract the magnetic field information in astrophysical, heliospheric, and terrestrial plasmas. At meter wavelengths,…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-05-08 Devojyoti Kansabanik , Angelos Vourlidas , Soham Dey , Surajit Mondal , Divya Oberoi

We present 2-4 GHz observations of polarized radio galaxies towards eight fast radio bursts (FRBs), producing grids of Faraday rotation measure (RM) sources with sky densities of 9-28 polarized sources per square degree. Using a Bayesian…