J06587-5558: a very unusual polarized radio source

Liang, H ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9496-406X, Ekers, RD and Hunstead, RW, 2001. J06587-5558: a very unusual polarized radio source. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 328 (2). ISSN 0035-8711

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Abstract

We have found a peculiar radio source, J06587 - 5558, in the field of one of the hottest known clusters of galaxies, 1E 06572 - 56. It is slightly extended and highly polarized (54 per cent at 8.8 GHz), and has a very steep spectrum, with α ~ -1 at 1.3 GHz, steepening to ~ -1 .5 at 8.8 GHz (S∝vα). No extragalactic sources are known with such high integrated polarization, and sources with spectra as steep as this are rare. In this Letter, we report the unusual properties of the source J06587 - 5558 and speculate on its origin and optical identification.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Creators:	Liang, H., Ekers, R.D. and Hunstead, R.W.
Publisher:	Blackwell
Date:	2001
Volume:	328
Number:	2
ISSN:	0035-8711
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.05045.x DOI
Rights:	The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com
Divisions:	Schools > School of Science and Technology
Record created by:	EPrints Services
Date Added:	09 Oct 2015 10:02
Last Modified:	09 Jun 2017 13:17
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/6719

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