Multi-Frequency Monitoring of the Flat Spectrum Radio Quasar PKS 1222+216 in 2008–2015
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Observations and Data Reduction
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Light Curves
3.2. Polarization
3.3. VLBA Images
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Troitskiy, I.; Morozova, D.; Jorstad, S.; Larionov, V.; Marscher, A.; Agudo, I.; Blinov, D.; Smith, P.; Troitskaya, Y. Multi-Frequency Monitoring of the Flat Spectrum Radio Quasar PKS 1222+216 in 2008–2015. Galaxies 2016, 4, 72. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies4040072
Troitskiy I, Morozova D, Jorstad S, Larionov V, Marscher A, Agudo I, Blinov D, Smith P, Troitskaya Y. Multi-Frequency Monitoring of the Flat Spectrum Radio Quasar PKS 1222+216 in 2008–2015. Galaxies. 2016; 4(4):72. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies4040072
Chicago/Turabian StyleTroitskiy, Ivan, Daria Morozova, Svetlana Jorstad, Valery Larionov, Alan Marscher, Ivan Agudo, Dmitry Blinov, Paul Smith, and Yuliya Troitskaya. 2016. "Multi-Frequency Monitoring of the Flat Spectrum Radio Quasar PKS 1222+216 in 2008–2015" Galaxies 4, no. 4: 72. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies4040072