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20162026
most citedIXPE observation of PKS 2155-304 reveals the most highly polarized blazar

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24 papers

astro-ph.HE2026

The 2015-2017 Large EVPA Rotation in OJ 287: Dominant Propagating Component in a Helical Magnetic Field with Time-Dependent Viewing Geometry

Wanchaloem Khwammai, Minchul Kam, Motoki Kino +11

We present high-cadence, multi-frequency monitoring of the blazar OJ 287 using KVN (22--129 GHz), ALMA (91.5--343.5 GHz), and Metsähovi (37 GHz), covering 2012--2023, together with…

astro-ph.GA2026

Cosmological Distance Measurements of High Redshift Blazars: OJ 248 (z=0.939) and 4C +38.41 (z=1.814)

Young-Bin Shin, Sang-Sung Lee, Sincheol Kang +3

In this study, we estimated the angular diameter distances to two high-redshift active galactic nuclei (AGNs), OJ 248 (z = 0.939) and 4C +38.41 (z = 1.814), using 43 GHz radio ligh…

astro-ph.HE2026

A Universal Physics Defining the Radiation Spectra of Blazars and Gamma-Ray Bursts

Z. Lucas Uhm, Sang-Sung Lee, Bing Zhang +5

Blazars and gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are both cosmic beacons of extreme energy release powered by relativistic jets. However, they originate from tremendously different environments…

astro-ph.GA2026

The Celestial Reference Frame at K Band: The CRF-K-2025 Catalog

David Gordon, Aletha de Witt, Christopher S. Jacobs +10

We present an updated K band (24 GHz) celestial reference frame (CRF) constructed from 3.5 million Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) observations collected during 211 observ…

astro-ph.GA2026

Constraining the magnetic field strength of a flaring radio core in the compact steep spectrum source 3C 138

Shan Li, Sang-Sung Lee, Whee Yeon Cheong +3

Compact steep spectrum (CSS) sources generally show weak Doppler boosting, yet some exceptions show multi-year-scale radio flux variability and high-energy activity. Since 2022, th…

astro-ph.IM2026

Verification of the Polarimetric Capability of the East Asia VLBI Network

Yunjeong Lee, Jongho Park, Do-Young Byun +10

The East Asia VLBI Network (EAVN) has recently enabled dual-polarization observations at and . We present the first systematic verification of its polarimetr…

astro-ph.HE2026

Where within the 3C 84 jet are -rays produced?

Georgios F. Paraschos, Ioannis Liodakis, Svetlana Jorstad +49

The location of -ray creation and emission within extra-galactic jets is a matter of active debate. One particularly well-suited source to pinpoint the location is the nearby, b…

astro-ph.HE2026

Magnetic field strength constraints on -ray flaring regions in the flat spectrum radio quasar PKS 1222+216

Yeji Jo, Sang-Sung Lee

We present a multi-wavelength study of the Flat Spectrum Radio Quasar PKS 1222+216, analyzing its long-term variability of radio data obtained in 2013-2020 from the iMOGABA, MOJAVE…

astro-ph.GA2025

A distance measurement for blazar TXS 0506+056 using its radio variability and very long baseline images

Chanwoo Song, Sang-Sung Lee, Sincheol Kang +1

We present the results of constraining the angular diameter distance to blazar TXS 0506+056. We used data obtained with the 15 GHz VLBA in MJD 54838-60262 and data from the 15 GHz…

astro-ph.HE2025

Detection of Compton scattering in the jet of 3C 84

Ioannis Liodakis, Sudip Chakraborty, Frédéric Marin +77

3C 84 is the brightest cluster galaxy in the Perseus Cluster. It is among the closest radio-loud active galaxies and among the very few that can be detected from low frequency radi…

astro-ph.GA2025

The variability angular diameter distance and the intrinsic brightness temperature of active galactic nuclei

Whee Yeon Cheong, Sang-Sung Lee, Chanwoo Song +5

Context. It has recently been suggested that angular diameter distances derived from comparing the variability timescales of blazars to angular size measurements with very long bas…

astro-ph.HE2025

Unveiling blazar synchrotron emission: a multiwavelength polarimetric study of HSP and LSP populations

Sara Capecchiacci, Ioannis Liodakis, Riccardo Middei +96

Polarimetric properties of blazars allow us to put constraints on the acceleration mechanisms that fuel their powerful jets. By studying the multiwavelength polarimetric behaviour…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 9 cited

Determining the origin of the X-ray emission in blazars through multiwavelength polarization

Ioannis Liodakis, Haocheng Zhang, Stella Boula +48

The origin of the high-energy emission in astrophysical jets from black holes is a highly debated issue. This is particularly true for jets from supermassive black holes that are a…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 15 cited

High optical to X-ray polarization ratio reveals Compton scattering in BL Lacertae's jet

Ivan Agudo, Ioannis Liodakis, Jorge Otero-Santos +147

Blazars, supermassive black hole systems (SMBHs) with highly relativistic jets aligned with the line of sight, are the most powerful long-lived emitters of electromagnetic emission…

astro-ph.GA2025

Polarization flare of 3C 454.3 in millimeter wavelengths seen from decadal polarimetric observations

Hyeon-Woo Jeong, Sang-Sung Lee, Sincheol Kang +6

This study investigates polarimetric characteristics of the blazar 3C~454.3 at 22-129~GHz using decadal~(2011-2022) data sets. In addition, we also delve into the origin of the pol…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 1 cited

Gamma-ray flares from the jet of the blazar CTA 102 in 2016-2018

Sanghyun Kim, Sang-Sung Lee, Juan Carlos Algaba +16

CTA 102 is a -ray bright blazar that exhibited multiple flares in observations by the Large Area Telescope on board the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope during the period of 2016…

astro-ph.HE2024

A Two-Week Monitoring Campaign on Mrk 421

W. Peter Maksym, Ioannis Liodakis, M. Lynne Saade +153

X-ray polarization is a unique new probe of the particle acceleration in astrophysical jets made possible through the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer. Here we report on the firs…

astro-ph.HE2024

X-ray and multiwavelength polarization of Mrk 501 from 2022 to 2023

Chien-Ting J. Chen, Ioannis Liodakis, Riccardo Middei +143

We present multiwavelength polarization measurements of the luminous blazar Mrk~501 over a 14-month period. The 2--8 keV X-ray polarization was measured with the Imaging X-ray Pola…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 35 cited

IXPE observation of PKS 2155-304 reveals the most highly polarized blazar

Pouya M. Kouch, Ioannis Liodakis, Riccardo Middei +133

We report the X-ray polarization properties of the high-synchrotron-peaked (HSP) blazar PKS 2155304 based on observations with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE). We…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 1 cited

A Multi-wavelength Study on A Gamma-ray Bright AGN 1308+326 Using KVN at 22 and 43 GHz

Shan Li, Sang-Sung Lee, Whee Yeon Cheong

In this paper, we conduct a multi-frequency analysis of the gamma-ray bright blazar 1308+326 from February 2013 to March 2020, using the Korean VLBI Network at 22 and 43 GHz and ga…

astro-ph.HE2024

A study of the radio spectrum of Mrk 421

Jee Won Lee, Sang-Sung Lee, Jeffrey Hodgson +5

We present the results of a spectral analysis using simultaneous multifrequency (22, 43, 86, and 129 GHz) very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) observations of the Korean VLBI N…

astro-ph.HE2023

Interferometric Monitoring of Gamma-ray Bright AGNs: 4C +28.07 and its Synchrotron Self-absorption Spectrum

Myoung-Seok Nam, Sang-Sung Lee, Whee Yeon Cheong

We present the analysis results of the simultaneous multifrequency observations of the blazar 4C +28.07. The observations were conducted by the Interferometric Monitoring of Gamma-…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 2 cited

Observations of Low and Intermediate Spectral Peak Blazars with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer

Herman L. Marshall, Ioannis Liodakis, Alan P. Marscher +145

We present X-ray polarimetry observations from the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) of three low spectral peak and one intermediate spectral peak blazars, namely 3C 273, 3…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 1 cited

Multiple simultaneous Gamma-ray emission sites in 3C 84

Jeffrey A. Hodgson, S. S. Lee, B. Rani +1

The mis-aligned active galactic nuclei (AGN), 3C\,84, has been observed approximately monthly at four frequencies simultaneously (22\,GHz -- 129\,GHz) on the Korean VLBI Network (K…