Similarities between Circular Polarization in Galactic Jet Sources and AGN

Macquart, Jean-pierre and Wu, Kinwah and Hannikainen, Diana and Sault, Robert and Jauncey, David. 2004. Similarities between Circular Polarization in Galactic Jet Sources and AGN. Astrophysics and Space Science. 288 (1-2): pp. 105-119.

Source Title

Astrophysics and Space Science

DOI

10.1023/B:ASTR.0000004998.46724.eb

ISSN

0004-640X

Faculty

Faculty of Science and Engineering

Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy

Remarks

The original publication is available at : http://www.springerlink.com

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/36797

Collection

Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

We compare the observational properties of the circular polarization in Galactic jet sources with that observed in AGN, and outline the constraints they place on the mechanism responsible for the circular polarization. We also discuss the implications of the time scale of polarization variations on the mechanism responsible for the circular polarization.