@proceedings{13020, author = {Marek Sikora and Magda Zbyszewska and Mitchell Begelman}, editor = {L. Maraschi and T. Maccacaro and M. Ulrich}, title = {Collimation and polarization of radiation through scattering by jets}, abstract = {

When radiation from an underlying accretion flow is Compton scattered by a relativistic jet, the resulting beamed radiation can be highly polarized. We consider this as the mechanism for producing the infrared, optical, ultraviolet and possibly X-ray continuum of blazars during their quiescent states.

}, year = {1989}, volume = {334}, pages = {381-387}, month = {1989-01}, publisher = {Springer Berlin Heidelberg}, address = {Berlin, Heidelberg}, isbn = {978-3-540-46203-3}, doi = {10.1007/BFb0031185}, }