Bibcode
Gonzalez-Perez, J. N.; Kidger, M. R.
Bibliographical reference
American Astronomical Society, 187th AAS Meeting, #84.03; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 27, p.1409
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1995
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Description
We are observing two sets of Low Polarization Quasars (LPQs), one of
which have low (<3%) but detectable polarization, usually in the
range from 0.5-1.5% and the second which, in previous multiband
photopolarimetry have shown essentially zero polarisation. We have
previously observed all of these objects to characterise their
polarization in UBVRI and find that several show some properties similar
to blazars (eg: Frequency Dependent Polarization or Position Angle and
comparatively large amplitudes of variability). This leads us to believe
that several objects, including PG1008+133 and PG1351+640 might, like
3C273, be LPQs with a significant mini-blazar component to their emitted
radiation. Our aim is to observe both mini-blazar and non-mini-blazar
candidates in a search for microvariability and to attempt to
characterize the difference in the observed microvariability between the
two groups. Here we present the results of the first three observing
campaigns, carried out during 1995 with the 1m Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope
(Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos, La Palma).