VLT-spectropolarimetry of bright Seyfert 1 galaxies

Hans Martin Schmid; Immo Appenzeller; M. Camenzind; Matthias Dietrich; J. Heidt; Hansruedi Schild; Stefan J. Wagner

doi:10.1117/12.390131

29 June 2000 VLT-spectropolarimetry of bright Seyfert 1 galaxies

Hans Martin Schmid, Immo Appenzeller, M. Camenzind, Matthias Dietrich, J. Heidt, Hansruedi Schild, Stefan J. Wagner

Proceedings Volume 4005, Discoveries and Research Prospects from 8- to 10-Meter-Class Telescopes; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390131
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2000, Munich, Germany

Abstract

We present high precision spectropolarimetry of five bright Seyfert 1 galaxies taken with FORS1 on the VLT. We investigate for our targets the new diagnostic potential opened up by high signal-to-noise spectropolarimetry with large telescopes.

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Hans Martin Schmid, Immo Appenzeller, M. Camenzind, Matthias Dietrich, J. Heidt, Hansruedi Schild, and Stefan J. Wagner "VLT-spectropolarimetry of bright Seyfert 1 galaxies", Proc. SPIE 4005, Discoveries and Research Prospects from 8- to 10-Meter-Class Telescopes, (29 June 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390131

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