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arxiv: astro-ph/0701163 · v1 · submitted 2007-01-07 · 🌌 astro-ph

Modeling the Polarization of Dusty Scattering Cones in Active Galactic Nuclei

Rene W. Goosmann (1) , C. Martin Gaskell (2) , M. Shoji (3) ((1) Astronomical Institute , Academy of Sciences , Prague , Czech Republic , (2) Dept. Physics & Astronomy , Univ. of Nebraska
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Lincoln NE USA (3) Astronomy Department Univ. of Texas Austin TX USA)
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We have used the STOKES radiative transfer code, to model polarization induced by dust scattering in the polar regions of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN). We discuss the wavelength-dependence of the spectral intensity and polarization over the optical/UV range at different viewing angles for two different types of dust: a Galactic dust model, and a dust model inferred from extinction properties of AGN. The STOKES code and documentation are freely available at http://www.stokes-program.info/.

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