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Exploiting high-energy polarization in blazars

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Dreyer, Lenté
Böttcher, Markus

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Sissa Medialab

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The spectral energy distributions (SEDs) and variability of astrophysical sources can be modeled in many different ways, in particular, the production of X-rays and γ-rays in the SEDs of blazars. High-energy polarimetry can probe the most active jet regions with the most efficient particle accelerations, and thus serve as a powerful tool to distinguish between models. We summarize the scientific potential and model predictions for high-energy polarization of blazar jets. The advantages of using Monte Carlo methods to study high-energy polarization from anisotropic Compton scattering, by thermal and non-thermal particles, will be discussed. This will reinforce the use of measurements of polarization signatures to suggest observational strategies in future projects and to use polarization as a diagnostic to distinguish between leptonic and hadronic high-energy emission from blazars

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Dreyer, L. & Böttcher, M. 2018. Exploiting high-energy polarization in blazars. High Energy Astrophysics in Southern Africa (HEASA2018), 1-3 Aug, Parys, South Africa. Proceedings of science, 338: Article no 25. [https://doi.org/10.22323/1.338.0025]

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