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    Circular polarization in relativistic jets

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    Macquart, Jean-Pierre
    Date
    2003
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Macquart, Jean-Pierre. 2003. Circular polarization in relativistic jets. New Astronomy Reviews. 47 (6-7): pp. 609-612.
    Source Title
    New Astronomy Reviews
    DOI
    10.1016/S1387-6473(03)00104-0
    ISSN
    1387-6473
    Faculty
    Faculty of Science and Engineering
    Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy
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    The link to the journal’s home page is: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/426/description#description. Copyright © 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4862
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    Circular polarization is observed in some relativistic jet sources at radio wavelengths. It is largely associated with activity in the cores of the radio sources, is highly variable, and is strongest during ejection episodes. VLBI imaging and interstellar scintillation arguments show that the degree of circular polarization is as high a few percent in some sources, and is associated with milliarcsecond and microarcsecond source structure. The circular polarization most likely originates as a result of conversion of linear polarization in the relativistic plasma surrounding the source. However, cyclotron orsynchrotron emission can account for the magnitude of the circular polarization observed in some Galactic jet sources.

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