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.
CY - Berlin, Heidelberg DA - 1989-01 DO - 10.1007/BFb0031185 N2 -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.
PB - Springer Berlin Heidelberg PP - Berlin, Heidelberg PY - 1989 SN - 978-3-540-46203-3 SP - 381 EP - 387 TI - Collimation and polarization of radiation through scattering by jets VL - 334 ER -