The optical polarization of the blazar PKS 2155–304 during an optical flare in 2010
| dc.contributor.author | Taylor, A. R. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Peceur, N. W. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kraan-Korteweg, R. C. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-02-08T11:55:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-02-08T11:55:00Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.description.abstract | An analysis is presented of the optical polarimetric and multicolour photometric (BVRJ) behaviour of the blazar PKS 2155–304 during an outburst in 2010. This flare develops over roughly 117 d, with a flux doubling time τ ∼ 11 d, which increases from blue to red wavelengths. The polarization angle is initially aligned with the jet axis but rotates by roughly 90° as the flare grows. Two distinct states are evident at low and high fluxes. Below 18 mJy, the polarization angle takes on a wide range of values, without any clear relation to the flux. In contrast, there is a positive correlation between the polarization angle and flux above 18 mJy. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Taylor, A. R. et al. (2020). The optical polarization of the blazar PKS 2155–304 during an optical flare in 2010. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 495(2), 2162–2169 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1365-2966 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa1333 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10566/5859 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Oxford University Press | en_US |
| dc.subject | Polarization | en_US |
| dc.subject | BL Lacertae objects: individual: PKS 2155-304 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Multicolour photometric | en_US |
| dc.subject | Flux | en_US |
| dc.title | The optical polarization of the blazar PKS 2155–304 during an optical flare in 2010 | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |