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arxiv: astro-ph/0612339 · v1 · submitted 2006-12-13 · 🌌 astro-ph

Polarization of Quasars: Rotated and Funnel-shaped Outflow

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keywords polarizationoutflowfunnel-shapedqsosresonantrotatedscatteringbalr
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Polarization is a useful probe to investigate the geometries and dynamics of outflow in BAL QSOs. We perform a Monte-Carlo simulation to calculate the polarization produced by resonant and electron scattering in BALR. We find: 1)A rotated and funnel-shaped outflow is preferred to explain many observed polarization features. 2)The resonant scattering can contribute a significant part of NV emission line in some QSOs.

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