The Linear Polarization of Sagittarius A*. II. VLA and BIMA Polarimetry at 22, 43, and 86 GHz
- 20 December 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Astronomical Society in The Astrophysical Journal
- Vol. 527 (2), 851-855
- https://doi.org/10.1086/308128
Abstract
We present a search for linear polarization at 22, 43, and 86 GHz from the nearest supermassive black hole candidate, Sagittarius A*. We find upper limits to the linear polarization of 0.2%, 0.4%, and 1%, respectively. These results strongly support the conclusion of our centimeter wavelength spectro-polarimetry that Sgr A* is not depolarized by the interstellar medium but is in fact intrinsically depolarized.This publication has 32 references indexed in Scilit:
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