Extreme photopolarimetric behaviour of the blazar AO 0235+164

We present optical photopolarimetric observations with high temporal resolution of the blazar AO 0235+164. Our data, the first to test the photopolarimetric behaviour of this object at very short time-scales, show significant micro-variability in total flux, colour index, linear polarization degree...

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Autores principales: Cellone, Sergio Aldo, Romero, Gustavo Esteban, Combi, Jorge Ariel, Martí, J.
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2007
Materias:
Ciencias Astronómicas
BL Lacertae objects: individual: AO 0235+164
Galaxies: active
Galaxies: photometry
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/83157
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SEDICI (UNLP) de Universidad Nacional de La Plata
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topic Ciencias Astronómicas
BL Lacertae objects: individual: AO 0235+164
Galaxies: active
Galaxies: photometry
spellingShingle Ciencias Astronómicas
BL Lacertae objects: individual: AO 0235+164
Galaxies: active
Galaxies: photometry
Cellone, Sergio Aldo
Romero, Gustavo Esteban
Combi, Jorge Ariel
Martí, J.
Extreme photopolarimetric behaviour of the blazar AO 0235+164
topic_facet Ciencias Astronómicas
BL Lacertae objects: individual: AO 0235+164
Galaxies: active
Galaxies: photometry
description We present optical photopolarimetric observations with high temporal resolution of the blazar AO 0235+164. Our data, the first to test the photopolarimetric behaviour of this object at very short time-scales, show significant micro-variability in total flux, colour index, linear polarization degree and position angle. Strong inter-night variations are also detected for these parameters. Although no correlation between colour index and total flux was found, our data seem to support the general bluer-when-brighter trend already known for this object. The polarization degree, in turn, shows no correlation with total flux, but a clear trend in the sense that colour index is redder (the spectrum is softer) when the measured polarization is higher.
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author Cellone, Sergio Aldo
Romero, Gustavo Esteban
Combi, Jorge Ariel
Martí, J.
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Romero, Gustavo Esteban
Combi, Jorge Ariel
Martí, J.
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title Extreme photopolarimetric behaviour of the blazar AO 0235+164
title_short Extreme photopolarimetric behaviour of the blazar AO 0235+164
title_full Extreme photopolarimetric behaviour of the blazar AO 0235+164
title_fullStr Extreme photopolarimetric behaviour of the blazar AO 0235+164
title_full_unstemmed Extreme photopolarimetric behaviour of the blazar AO 0235+164
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