Radiative Transfer Modeling of Radio-Band Linear Polarization Observations as a Probe of the Physical Conditions in the Jets of γ-Ray Flaring Blazars

Radiative Transfer Modeling of Radio-Band Linear Polarization Observations as a Probe of the Physical Conditions in the Jets of γ-Ray Flaring Blazars

Since the mid-1980s, the shock-in-jet model has been the preferred paradigm to explain radio-band flaring in blazar jets. We describe our radiative transfer model incorporating relativistically-propagating shocks, and illustrate how the 4.8, 8, and 14.5 GHz linear polarization and total flux density...

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Main Authors: Margo F. Aller, Philip A. Hughes, Hugh D. Aller, Talvikki Hovatta, Venkatessh Ramakrishnan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-09-01
Series:Galaxies
Subjects:
blazars
shocks
linear polarization
centimeter-band
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4434/4/4/35

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