Milli-arcsecond scale rotation measure in the CSS quasars 0548+165 and 1524-136

被引:17
作者
Mantovani, F
Junor, W
Ricci, R
Saikia, DJ
Salter, C
Bondi, M
机构
[1] CNR, Ist Radioastron, I-40126 Bologna, Italy
[2] Univ New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131 USA
[3] Scuola Int Super Studi Avanzati, I-34014 Trieste, Italy
[4] TIFR, Natl Ctr Radio Astrophys, Pune 411007, Maharashtra, India
[5] Arecibo Observ, Arecibo, PR 00612 USA
来源
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | 2002年 / 389卷 / 01期
关键词
techniques : interferometric; polarization; galaxies : individual : 0548+165; galaxies : individual : 1524-136;
D O I
10.1051/0004-6361:20020482
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Two Compact Steep-spectrum Sources (CSSs), 0548+165 and 1524 136, chosen from a list of CSSs with polarization percentages that decrease with decreasing frequency and high rotation measure values (RM > 450 rad m(-2)) on arcsecond scales, were observed with the VLBA at 4.9 and 8.4 GHz. RM values up to approximate to 10(4) rad m(-2) were found in several regions along the jets in both sources. We suggest that a thin screen of magneto-ionic material with about 1 kpc thickness is responsible for these high RMs. The observed depolarization may be due to beam depolarization and/or inhomogeneities in the magnetic field.
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页数:10
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