Collimation and polarization of radiation through scattering by jets
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| Abstract |
When radiation from an underlying accretion flow is Compton scattered by a relativistic jet, the resulting beamed radiation can be highly polarized. We consider this as the mechanism for producing the infrared, optical, ultraviolet and possibly X-ray continuum of blazars during their quiescent states. |
| Year of Conference |
1989
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| Volume |
334
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| Start Page or Article ID |
381-387
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| Date Published |
1989-01
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| Publisher |
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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| Conference Location |
Berlin, Heidelberg
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| ISBN Number |
978-3-540-46203-3
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| DOI |
10.1007/BFb0031185
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