Spectropolarimetry of PKS 0040-005 and the Orientation of Broad Absorption Line Quasars

Michael S. Brotherton, Carlos De Breuck, Justin J. Schaefer

We have used the Very Large Telescope (VLT) to obtain spectropolarimetry of the radio-loud, double-lobed broad absorption line (BAL) quasar PKS 0040-005. We find that the optical c…