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类星体3C 286的880 $μ$ m SMA偏振观测

880 $μ$m SMA polarization observations of the quasar 3C 286

Charles L. H. Hull, Josep M. Girart, Qizhou Zhang

摘要:

几十年来,明亮的射电类星体3C 286一直被广泛认为是厘米波段最可靠的偏振校准器之一,因为它的偏振位置角不变,偏振百分比高。然而,近年来已经很清楚,3C 286的偏振位置角随着频率的增加而变化,从$λ\gtrsim 3$ cm处的~33 $^{\circ}$增加到$λ\approx 1$ mm处的~38 $^{\circ}$。随着当前和未来(亚)毫米望远镜的高灵敏度偏振观测的出现,了解3C 286在更高频率处的位置角对于校准至关重要。我们报告的第一个偏振观测3C 286在亚毫米波波长,采取在880 $μ$ m(340 GHz)的亚毫米波阵列。我们发现偏振位置角和百分比的$37.4 \pm 1.5^{\circ}$和$15.7 \pm 0.8$ %,分别与以前的测量在1毫米。

英文摘要:

For decades, the bright radio quasar 3C 286 has been widely recognized as one of the most reliable polarization calibrators at centimeter wavelengths because of its unchanging polarization position angle and high polarization percentage. However, it has become clear in recent years that the polarization position angle of 3C 286 changes with increasing frequency, increasing from ~33$^{\circ}$ at $λ\gtrsim 3$ cm to ~38$^{\circ}$ at $λ\approx 1$ mm. With the advent of high-sensitivity polarization observations by current and future (sub)millimeter telescopes, knowledge of the position angle of 3C 286 at higher frequencies is critical for calibration. We report the first polarization observations of 3C 286 at submillimeter wavelengths, taken at 880 $μ$m (340 GHz) with the Submillimeter Array. We find a polarization position angle and percentage of $37.4 \pm 1.5^{\circ}$ and $15.7 \pm 0.8$%, respectively, consistent with previous measurements at 1 mm.

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