Polarization and photometric observations of the gamma-ray blazar PG1553+113

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Andruchow, Ileana; Combi, Jorge Ariel; Muñoz Arjonilla, A. J.; Romero, Gustavo Esteban; Cellone, Sergio Aldo; Martí, J.
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2011
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We present the results of an observational photo-polarimetry campaign of the blazar PG 1553+113 at optical wavelengths. The blazar was recently detected at very high energies (>100 GeV) by the HESS and MAGIC γ-ray Cherenkov telescopes. Our high-temporal resolution data show significant variations in the linear polarization percentage and position angle at inter-night time-scales, while at shorter (intra-night) time-scales both parameters varied less significantly, if at all. Changes in the polarization angle seem to be common in γ-ray emitting blazars. Simultaneous differential photometry (through the B and R bands) shows no significant variability in the total optical flux. We provide B and R magnitudes, along with a finding chart, for a set of field stars suitable for differential photometry.
Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas
Instituto de Astrofísica de La Plata
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Ciencias Astronómicas
BL Lacertae objects: individual: pg 1553+113
polarization
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spelling Polarization and photometric observations of the gamma-ray blazar PG1553+113Andruchow, IleanaCombi, Jorge ArielMuñoz Arjonilla, A. J.Romero, Gustavo EstebanCellone, Sergio AldoMartí, J.Ciencias AstronómicasBL Lacertae objects: individual: pg 1553+113polarizationWe present the results of an observational photo-polarimetry campaign of the blazar PG 1553+113 at optical wavelengths. The blazar was recently detected at very high energies (>100 GeV) by the HESS and MAGIC γ-ray Cherenkov telescopes. Our high-temporal resolution data show significant variations in the linear polarization percentage and position angle at inter-night time-scales, while at shorter (intra-night) time-scales both parameters varied less significantly, if at all. Changes in the polarization angle seem to be common in γ-ray emitting blazars. Simultaneous differential photometry (through the B and R bands) shows no significant variability in the total optical flux. We provide B and R magnitudes, along with a finding chart, for a set of field stars suitable for differential photometry.Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y GeofísicasInstituto de Astrofísica de La Plata2011info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArticulohttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/83684enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/0004-6361info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1051/0004-6361/201016009info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)reponame:SEDICI (UNLP)instname:Universidad Nacional de La Platainstacron:UNLP2025-10-22T16:56:46Zoai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/83684Institucionalhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/Universidad públicaNo correspondehttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/oai/snrdalira@sedici.unlp.edu.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:13292025-10-22 16:56:47.174SEDICI (UNLP) - Universidad Nacional de La Platafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Polarization and photometric observations of the gamma-ray blazar PG1553+113
title Polarization and photometric observations of the gamma-ray blazar PG1553+113
spellingShingle Polarization and photometric observations of the gamma-ray blazar PG1553+113
Andruchow, Ileana
Ciencias Astronómicas
BL Lacertae objects: individual: pg 1553+113
polarization
title_short Polarization and photometric observations of the gamma-ray blazar PG1553+113
title_full Polarization and photometric observations of the gamma-ray blazar PG1553+113
title_fullStr Polarization and photometric observations of the gamma-ray blazar PG1553+113
title_full_unstemmed Polarization and photometric observations of the gamma-ray blazar PG1553+113
title_sort Polarization and photometric observations of the gamma-ray blazar PG1553+113
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Andruchow, Ileana
Combi, Jorge Ariel
Muñoz Arjonilla, A. J.
Romero, Gustavo Esteban
Cellone, Sergio Aldo
Martí, J.
author Andruchow, Ileana
author_facet Andruchow, Ileana
Combi, Jorge Ariel
Muñoz Arjonilla, A. J.
Romero, Gustavo Esteban
Cellone, Sergio Aldo
Martí, J.
author_role author
author2 Combi, Jorge Ariel
Muñoz Arjonilla, A. J.
Romero, Gustavo Esteban
Cellone, Sergio Aldo
Martí, J.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ciencias Astronómicas
BL Lacertae objects: individual: pg 1553+113
polarization
topic Ciencias Astronómicas
BL Lacertae objects: individual: pg 1553+113
polarization
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv We present the results of an observational photo-polarimetry campaign of the blazar PG 1553+113 at optical wavelengths. The blazar was recently detected at very high energies (>100 GeV) by the HESS and MAGIC γ-ray Cherenkov telescopes. Our high-temporal resolution data show significant variations in the linear polarization percentage and position angle at inter-night time-scales, while at shorter (intra-night) time-scales both parameters varied less significantly, if at all. Changes in the polarization angle seem to be common in γ-ray emitting blazars. Simultaneous differential photometry (through the B and R bands) shows no significant variability in the total optical flux. We provide B and R magnitudes, along with a finding chart, for a set of field stars suitable for differential photometry.
Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas
Instituto de Astrofísica de La Plata
description We present the results of an observational photo-polarimetry campaign of the blazar PG 1553+113 at optical wavelengths. The blazar was recently detected at very high energies (>100 GeV) by the HESS and MAGIC γ-ray Cherenkov telescopes. Our high-temporal resolution data show significant variations in the linear polarization percentage and position angle at inter-night time-scales, while at shorter (intra-night) time-scales both parameters varied less significantly, if at all. Changes in the polarization angle seem to be common in γ-ray emitting blazars. Simultaneous differential photometry (through the B and R bands) shows no significant variability in the total optical flux. We provide B and R magnitudes, along with a finding chart, for a set of field stars suitable for differential photometry.
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