The Physics of Blazar Optical Emission Regions II: Magnetic Field Orientation, Viewing Angle and Beaming

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dc.creatorYuan, Michael J.
dc.creatorTran, Hien
dc.creatorWills, Beverley
dc.creatorWills, D.
dc.date2000-10-11
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T01:55:55Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T01:55:55Z
dc.descriptionFor a sample of 51 blazars with extensive optical polarization data, we used circular statistics to calculate the scatter among the polarization position angles for each object. We found that this scatter is correlated with the radio core dominance. We compared this relationship with the predictions of a simple transverse shock model. The result suggests that blazar jets are likely to cover a wide range of speeds consistent with those derived from observations of superluminal motion.
dc.description4 pages, 2 figures To be published in "Blazar Demographics and Physics", ASP Conf. Series, P. Padovani and C. M. Urry eds
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0010215
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0010215
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/1824
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleThe Physics of Blazar Optical Emission Regions II: Magnetic Field Orientation, Viewing Angle and Beaming
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