RoboPol: do optical polarization rotations occur in all blazars?

D. Blinov; V. Pavlidou; I. Papadakis; S. Kiehlmann; I. Liodakis; G. V. Panopoulou; T. J. Pearson; E. Angelakis; M. Baloković; T. Hovatta; V. Joshi; O. G. King; A. Kus; N. Kylafis; A. Mahabal; A. Marecki; I. Myserlis; E. Paleologou; I. Papamastorakis; E. Pazderski; S. Prabhudesai; A. Ramaprakash; A. C. S. Readhead; P. Reig; K. Tassis; J. A. Zensus

doi:10.1093/mnras/stw1732

RoboPol: do optical polarization rotations occur in all blazars?

D. Blinov, V. Pavlidou, I. Papadakis, S. Kiehlmann, I. Liodakis, G. V. Panopoulou, T. J. Pearson, E. Angelakis, M. Baloković, T. Hovatta, V. Joshi, O. G. King, A. Kus, N. Kylafis, A. Mahabal, A. Marecki, I. Myserlis, E. Paleologou, I. Papamastorakis, E. PazderskiS. Prabhudesai, A. Ramaprakash, A. C. S. Readhead, P. Reig, K. Tassis, J. A. Zensus

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We present a new set of optical polarization plane rotations in blazars, observed during the third year of operation of RoboPol. The entire set of rotation events discovered during three years of observations is analysed with the aim of determining whether these events are inherent in all blazars. It is found that the frequency of the polarization plane rotations varies widely among blazars. This variation cannot be explained either by a difference in the relativistic boosting or by selection effects caused by a difference in the average fractional polarization. We conclude that the rotations are characteristic of a subset of blazars and that they occur as a consequence of their intrinsic properties.

Alkuperäiskieli	Englanti
Sivut	1775-1785
Sivumäärä	11
Julkaisu	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Vuosikerta	462
Numero	2
DOI - pysyväislinkit	https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw1732
Tila	Julkaistu - 21 lokak. 2016
OKM-julkaisutyyppi	A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä

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10.1093/mnras/stw1732

stw1732
This article has been accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 462(2), 1775-1785. DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stw1732 ©: 2016 The Authors Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.
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Blinov, D., Pavlidou, V., Papadakis, I., Kiehlmann, S., Liodakis, I., Panopoulou, G. V., Pearson, T. J., Angelakis, E., Baloković, M., Hovatta, T., Joshi, V., King, O. G., Kus, A., Kylafis, N., Mahabal, A., Marecki, A., Myserlis, I., Paleologou, E., Papamastorakis, I., ... Zensus, J. A. (2016). RoboPol: do optical polarization rotations occur in all blazars? Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 462(2), 1775-1785. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw1732

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Blinov, D, Pavlidou, V, Papadakis, I, Kiehlmann, S, Liodakis, I, Panopoulou, GV, Pearson, TJ, Angelakis, E, Baloković, M, Hovatta, T, Joshi, V, King, OG, Kus, A, Kylafis, N, Mahabal, A, Marecki, A, Myserlis, I, Paleologou, E, Papamastorakis, I, Pazderski, E, Prabhudesai, S, Ramaprakash, A, Readhead, ACS, Reig, P, Tassis, K & Zensus, JA 2016, 'RoboPol: do optical polarization rotations occur in all blazars?', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vuosikerta 462, Nro 2, Sivut 1775-1785. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw1732