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Seyfert-1活动星系核辐射偏振的新机制

New mechanism of radiation polarization in Seyfert-1 AGNs

N. A. Silant'ev, Yu. N. Gnedin, M. Yu. Piotrovich, T. M. Natsvlishvili, S. D. Buliga

摘要:

在大多数赛弗特-1活动星系核中,光学线性连续偏振度通常很小(小于1%),偏振位置角几乎平行于活动星系核的射电轴。然而,有许多类型1活动星系核的位置角和偏振度的中间值无法解释。我们对Seyfert-1活动星系核的偏振度和位置角的解释集中在光学厚吸积盘中亚秒差距喷流的非偏振辐射的反射上。散射介质周围的磁场的存在将引起极化平面的法拉第旋转,这可以解释如果存在垂直于吸积盘的磁场分量则位置角的中间值。圆盘中的法拉第旋转退偏效应减少了反射辐射的偏振与偏振的平行分量和圆盘内部辐射的垂直偏振之间的竞争(米尔恩问题),有利于反射辐射的偏振。这一效应使我们能够解释在喷流光学光度远低于圆盘光度的情况下观测到的Seyfert-1活动星系核辐射的偏振现象。本文计算了若干Seyfert-1活动星系核的偏振度。

英文摘要:

In most of Seyfert-1 active galactic nucei (AGN) the optical linear continuum polarization degree is usually small (less than 1%) and the polarization position angle is nearly parallel to the AGN radio-axis. However, there are many types-1 AGNs with unexplained intermediate values for both positional angles and polarization degrees. Our explanation of polarization degree and positional angle of Seyfert-1 AGNs focuses on the reflection of non-polarized radiation from sub-parsec jets in optically thick accretion discs. The presence of a magnetic field surrounding the scattering media will induce Faraday rotation of the polarization plane that may explain the intermediate values of positional angles if there is a magnetic field component normal to the accretion disc. The Faraday rotation depolarization effect in disc diminishes the competition between polarization of the reflected radiation with the parallel component of polarization and the perpendicular polarization from internal radiation of disc (the Milne problem) in favor of polarization of reflected radiation. This effect allows us to explain the observed polarization of Seyfert-1 AGN radiation even though the jet optical luminosity is much lower than the luminosity of disc. We present the calculation of polarization degrees for a number of Seyfert-1 AGNs.

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