53 papers
EXPO: a quantum leap in fast, wide-band X-ray polarimetry for astrophysics
Paolo Soffitta, Sebastien Guillot, Ian Hutchinson +137
The Enhanced X-ray Polarimetry Observatory (EXPO) is a mission concept proposed to ESA as an M8 candidate, with a prospective launch in 2041. Building on the scientific success of…
A refined method for measuring cosmological distances using variability and proper motions in AGN with VLBI-detected counter-jets
Jeffrey A. Hodgson, Anthony Carr, David Parkinson +6
In a previous paper, we described a `standard speed-gun' (SSG) distance that uses the speed of light to standardize a ruler under the assumption that the radio variability seen in…
Testing the Correlations between X-ray Spectral Properties and Polarization for High Synchrotron Peaked Blazars
M. Lynne Saade, Steven Ehlert, Ioannis Liodakis +4
IXPE has enabled the X-ray polarizations of many blazars to be measured. We perform the first population study for high synchrotron peaked blazars observed using IXPE using a unifo…
Discriminating blazar emission models with high-energy polarimetry: Multi-band predictions and detectability
Sara Capecchiacci, Ioannis Liodakis, Haocheng Zhang +2
Polarimetric properties of blazars provide key constraints on the acceleration mechanisms powering their relativistic jets, the high-energy emission processes involved, and the com…
Unique Science Opportunities for Space VLBI Systems with the SKA Telescopes
Y. Y. Kovalev, G. Bruni, T. An +17
To date, two dedicated Space Very Long Baseline Interferometry (SVLBI) missions, the VLBI Space Observatory Programme (VSOP) and RadioAstron, have provided groundbreaking insights…
Optical polarization variability and its relation to gamma-ray activity in blazars
Styliana Grigoriou, Anastasia Glykopoulou, Ioannis Liodakis
Optical polarization can be an important probe of particle acceleration and high-energy emission processes in relativistic jets from supermassive black holes. We combined publicly…