Optical synchrotron emission in the southern lobe of 3C33

Details Optical synchrotron emission in the southern lobe of 3C33 Optical synchrotron emission in the southern lobe of 3C33

Feb 1986

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986natur.319..459m&link_type=abstract

Nature (ISSN 0028-0836), vol. 319, Feb. 6, 1986, p. 459-463.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Optical Emission Spectroscopy, Optical Polarization, Polarimetry, Radio Sources (Astronomy), Synchrotron Radiation, Charge Coupled Devices, Particle Acceleration, Relativistic Electron Beams, Very Large Array (Vla)

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Charge coupled device polarimetry at a wavelength of 660 nm has detected a highly-polarized optical source, which is coincident with the radio hotspot at the leading edge of the southern lobe of 3C33. The optical polarization data perfectly match the high-frequency Very Large Array observations, thus providing the first direct evidence for optical synchrotron radiation from a classic double radio source. The extended structure of the emission region requires a huge particle accelerator boosting electrons to highly relativistic energies (up to 100 GeV) over a region several kiloparsecs in extent.

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