Optical polarimetry of blazars detected at TeV γ-rays

We present results from an optical polarimetric study of blazars that have been detected at very high-energy (VHE) -γ rays. We look for short time-scale fluctuations (i.e., microvariability) either/both in their polarisation percent or position angle in the B and R optical bands. Spurious effects i...

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Autores principales: Cellone, Sergio Aldo, Combi, Jorge Ariel, Andruchow, Ileana, Romero, Gustavo Esteban, Martí, Javier Guillermo
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Publicado: 2015
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/168052
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Sumario:We present results from an optical polarimetric study of blazars that have been detected at very high-energy (VHE) -γ rays. We look for short time-scale fluctuations (i.e., microvariability) either/both in their polarisation percent or position angle in the B and R optical bands. Spurious effects introduced by light contamination from the host galaxy, especially due to seeing FWHM variations, are quantitatively analysed.