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The Linear Polarization of Extragalactic Radio Sources at Milliarcsecond Resolution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2017

J. F. C. Wardle
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02254 USA
D. H. Roberts
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02254 USA

Abstract

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We review the polarization sensitive VLBI observations of compact extragalactic radio sources that have been made to date, and discuss some preliminary physical results suggested by the data.

Type
Extragalactic
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1988 

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