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41个活动星系核的15- 43-GHz秒差距尺度圆极化

The 15--43-GHz Parsec-scale Circular Polarization of 41 Active Galactic Nuclei

V. M. Vitrishchak, D. C. Gabuzda, E. A. Rastorgueva, S. P. O'Sullivan, A. O'Dowd

摘要:

我们提出了秒差距尺度的圆极化(CP)测量的基础上VLBA数据的一些射电明亮,核心占主导地位的活动星系核同时获得在15,22和43 GHz的结果。在15 GHz的VLBI核心区的CP度$m_c$是类似的值在这个波长的早期报道,具有百分之零点几的典型值。我们发现,$m_c$往往上升下降,随着频率的增加在15和22 GHz之间,而$m_c$在43 GHz是在所有情况下高于在22和15 GHz。这种行为似乎与预期相反,因为如果源是均匀的,则来自同步辐射和线偏振到圆偏振的法拉第转换的CP的程度应该{ \em减小}朝向更高的频率。$m_c$在43 GHz处的增加可能是由于核心区域内存在正CP和负CP区域,这些区域在小尺度上具有不同的频率依赖性;或者,它可能与Blandford-Königl样喷流的固有不均匀性有关。在几个物体中,探测到的CO似乎很近,但与核心不一致,尽管需要进一步的观测来证实这一点。我们发现了几种情况下的符号随频率的变化,最常见的是22和43 GHz之间。我们发现初步的证据,横向结构的CP 1055+018和1334 $-$ 127,这是一致的,无论是由同步加速器机制或法拉第转换在螺旋磁场。我们的研究结果证实了早期的发现,即在一个给定的观测频率的CP的符号一般是一致的跨越时代分开了几年或更长的时间,这表明稳定的磁场方向在最里面的喷流。

英文摘要:

We present the results of parsec-scale circular polarization (CP) measurements based on VLBA data for a number of radio-bright, core-dominated AGN obtained simultaneously at 15, 22 and 43 GHz. The degrees of CP $m_c$ for the VLBI core region at 15 GHz are similar to values reported earlier at this wavelength, with typical values of a few tenths of a percent.We find that $m_c$ as often rises as falls with increasing frequency between 15 and 22 GHz, while $m_c$ at 43 GHz is in all cases higher than at 22 and 15 GHz. This behaviour seems contrary to expectations, since the degree of CP from both synchrotron radiation and Faraday conversion of linear to circular polarization should {\em decrease} towards higher frequencies if the source is homogeneous. The increase in $m_c$ at 43 GHz may be due to the presence of regions of both positive and negative CP with different frequency dependences on small scales within the core region; alternatively, it may be associated with the intrinsic inhomogeneity of a Blandford-Königl-like jet. In several objects, the detected CO appears to be near, but not coincident with the core, although further observations are needed to confirm this. We find several cases of changes in sign with frequency, most often between 22 and 43 GHz. We find tentative evidence for transverse structure in the CP of 1055+018 and 1334$-$127 that is consistent with their being generated by either the synchrotron mechanism or Faraday conversion in a helical magnetic field. Our results confirm the earlier finding that the sign of the CP at a given observing frequency is generally consistent across epochs separated by several years or more, suggesting stability of the magnetic field orientation in the innermost jets.

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