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A time-variable scattered component to broad Hα in the Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 509
(1999)
We present optical spectropolarimetry data for the Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 509 for three epochs: 1996 August and 1997 May and August. We confirm previous findings that broad Hα has a significantly greater width in the polarized ...
Polarized broad HeI and Paschen lines in NGC 1068
(1999)
We present J-band spectropolarimetry of NGC 1068. We observe polarized broad Pa β and, for the first time, polarized broad Pa γ and HeI. Assuming electron scattering as the polarization mechanism, the polarized broad lines ...
Searching for the hidden broad-line region in Centaurus A
(1999)
We present the first near-infrared (K-band) spectropolarimetric observations of the nuclear region of Centaurus A. Although the data are of high signal-to-noise ratio, polarized broad Brγ is not detected and we place a 3σ ...
Optical Spectropolarimetry of Broad Line Active Galaxies
(Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 1999)
We present new optical spectropolarimetry of two bright type 1 AGNs. The observations are part of a project on broad line active galaxies in which, through data analysis and modelling, we aim to identify the polarization ...
The profiles of polarized broad Hα lines in radio galaxies
(1998)
We present spectropolarimetric observations of seven broad-line radio galaxies. We find significantly polarized broad Hα emission in four objects including two, Arp 102B and 3C 390.3, which have double-peaked line profiles. ...
The obscured BLR in the radio galaxy 3C 234
(1998)
We present spectropolarimetric observations of the radio galaxy 3C 234 at optical and, for the first time, near-IR wavelengths. In agreement with previous observations we detect broad Hα in total and polarized flux, ...
Near-infrared imaging polarimetry of Cygnus A
(1998)
We present a 2.2-μm polarization image of the nuclear regions of Cygnus A. The degree of polarization in the central 1 arcsec is (4.1±0.50) per cent, at a position angle of (23.6±3.6)°, approximately perpendicular to the ...
Beaming in Radio-Quiet AGN
(Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 1997)
We have obtained new optical spectropolarimetric data for the radio-quiet Seyfert NGC 1068, taken through apertures on the nucleus and at two positions within the ionization/scattering cone. The equivalent width of scattered ...
Near-infrared imaging polarimetry of NGC 1068
(1997)
We present near-infrared polarization images of the nuclear region of NGC 1068. For the first time, extended reflection nebulosity from the south-western cone, which is obscured at optical wavelengths, is detected. Polarized ...
Scattered broad optical lines in the polarized flux spectrum of the FR II galaxy 3C 321
(1996)
The authors present optical/infrared broad-band filter polarimetry and optical spectropolarimetry of the powerful FR II galaxy 3C 321. The latter observations reveal a scattered broad component to the Hα emission line, ...