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2020A&A...637L...6K - Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 637L6-6 (2020/5-1)

Linear polarization in the nucleus of M87 at 7 mm and 1.3 cm.

KRAVCHENKO E., GIROLETTI M., HADA K., MEIER D.L., NAKAMURA M., PARK J. and WALKER R.C.

Abstract (from CDS):

We report on high angular resolution polarimetric observations of the nearby radio galaxy M87 using the Very Long Baseline Array at 24GHz (λ=1.3cm) and 43GHz (λ=7mm) in 2017-2018. New images of the linear polarization substructure in the nuclear region are presented, characterized by a two-component pattern of polarized intensity and smooth rotation of the polarization plane around the 43GHz core. From a comparison with an analogous dataset from 2007, we find that this global polarization pattern remains stable on a time interval of 11yr, while showing smaller month-scale variability. We discuss the possible Faraday rotation toward the M87 nucleus at centimeter to millimeter wavelengths. These results can be interpreted in a scenario where the observed polarimetric pattern is associated with the magnetic structure in the confining magnetohydrodynamic wind, which also serves as the source of the observed Faraday rotation.

Abstract Copyright: © ESO 2020

Journal keyword(s): galaxies: active - galaxies: jets - galaxies: nuclei - magnetic fields - polarization - galaxies: individual: M87

Simbad objects: 8

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