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Measurement of the integrated Faraday rotations of BL Lac objects

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We present the results of multi-frequency polarization VLA observations of radio sources from the complete sample of northern, radio-bright BL Lac objects compiled by H. Kühr and G. Schmidt. These were used to determine the integrated rotation measures of 18 sources, 15 of which had never been measured previously, which hindered analysis of the intrinsic polarization properties of objects in the complete sample. These measurements make it possible to correct the observed orientations of the linear polarizations of these sources for the effect of Faraday rotation. The most probable origin for Faraday rotation in these objects is the Galactic interstellar medium. The results presented complete measurements of the integrated rotation measures for all 34 sources in the complete sample of BL Lac objects.

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Translated from Astronomicheski\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l} \) Zhurnal, Vol. 78, No. 9, 2001, pp. 771–779.

Original Russian Text Copyright © 2001 by Pushkarev.

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Pushkarev, A.B. Measurement of the integrated Faraday rotations of BL Lac objects. Astron. Rep. 45, 667–675 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1398915

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