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Polarisation Characteristics and Variability of the Compact Radio Structures of AGN

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2013

Denise C. Gabuzda*
Affiliation:
JIVE, Postbus 2, 7990 AA Dwingeloo, The Netherlands, and Astro Space Centre, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia
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Abstract

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Very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) polarisation measurements provide information about the parsec-scale magnetic field structures in compact active galactic nuclei (AGN), as well as the densities of relativistic and thermal electrons in the radio emitting regions. This paper reviews the role of polarisation VLBI in studies of AGN variability on both relatively long and short (intraday) timescales.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 2002

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