Coordinated TeV gamma-ray and optical polarization study of BL Lac object Mkn 501

dc.contributor.author	Joshi, U. C
dc.contributor.author	Baliyan, K. S
dc.contributor.author	Ganesh, S
dc.contributor.author	Deshpande, M. R
dc.contributor.author	Bhattacharyya, S
dc.contributor.author	Kaul, R. K
dc.contributor.author	Kaul, C. L
dc.contributor.author	Bhat, C. L
dc.date.accessioned	2008-03-28T09:21:47Z
dc.date.available	2008-03-28T09:21:47Z
dc.date.issued	2000
dc.identifier.citation	BASI, Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 409 - 411	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2248/2166
dc.description.abstract	Coordinated TeV gamma-ray and optical polarization observations of the BL Lac object Mkn 501, carried out during 1997 with the TACTIC imaging Cerenkov telescope of the BARC and the 1.2 m Gurushikhar optical/IR telescope at Mt. Abu, have revealed a significant increase in the degree of polarization of the optical radiation in association with a Tev gamma-ray flare. The observations indicate a possible leptonic origin of the TeV gamma-ray signal as against a hadronic origin proposed in some models.	en
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dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Astronomical Society of India	en
dc.relation.uri	http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2000BASI...28..409J	en
dc.subject	Active galactic nuclei	en
dc.subject	Mkn 501	en
dc.subject	TeV γ-ray emission	en
dc.subject	Polarized optical emission	en
dc.subject	Coordinated observations	en
dc.title	Coordinated TeV gamma-ray and optical polarization study of BL Lac object Mkn 501	en
dc.type	Article	en