Steady GRMHD jets exhibit a universal near-horizon polarization pattern set only by black hole spin, with large-radius polarization angle following a collimation-determined power law and intermediate scales modified by plasma loading.
Polarized Anisotropic Synchrotron Emission and Absorption and Its Application to Black Hole Imaging
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GRMHD models show PA1 aligns with the approaching limb for high spins, enabling mild disfavoring of low spins and strong disfavoring of Earth-pointing spins in M87* from EHT data, with similar potential for Sgr A*.
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Polarization Architecture of Steady GRMHD Jets from the Horizon to Infinity
Steady GRMHD jets exhibit a universal near-horizon polarization pattern set only by black hole spin, with large-radius polarization angle following a collimation-determined power law and intermediate scales modified by plasma loading.
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Ring Position Angles and Spin in M87* and Sgr A*
GRMHD models show PA1 aligns with the approaching limb for high spins, enabling mild disfavoring of low spins and strong disfavoring of Earth-pointing spins in M87* from EHT data, with similar potential for Sgr A*.