High optical to X-ray polarization ratio reveals Compton scattering in BL Lacertae’s jet

Kavli Affiliate: Herman L. Marshall | First 5 Authors: Ivan Agudo, Ioannis Liodakis, Jorge Otero-Santos, Riccardo Middei, Alan Marscher | Summary: Blazars, supermassive black hole systems (SMBHs) with highly relativistic jets aligned with the line of sight, are the most powerful long-lived emitters of electromagnetic emission in the Universe. We report here on a radio […]


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