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First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. VII. Polarization of the Ring

Published:2021-03-01 Issue:1 Volume:910 Page:L12
ISSN:2041-8205
Container-title:The Astrophysical Journal Letters
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Akiyama Kazunori^ORCID,Algaba Juan Carlos^ORCID,Alberdi Antxon^ORCID,Alef Walter,Anantua Richard^ORCID,Asada Keiichi,Azulay Rebecca^ORCID,Baczko Anne-Kathrin^ORCID,Ball David,Baloković Mislav^ORCID,Barrett John^ORCID,Benson Bradford A.^ORCID,Bintley Dan,Blackburn Lindy^ORCID,Blundell Raymond^ORCID,Boland Wilfred,Bouman Katherine L.^ORCID,Bower Geoffrey C.^ORCID,Boyce Hope^ORCID,Bremer Michael,Brinkerink Christiaan D.^ORCID,Brissenden Roger^ORCID,Britzen Silke^ORCID,Broderick Avery E.^ORCID,Broguiere Dominique,Bronzwaer Thomas,Byun Do-Young^ORCID,Carlstrom John E.,Chael Andrew^ORCID,Chan Chi-kwan^ORCID,Chatterjee Shami^ORCID,Chatterjee Koushik^ORCID,Chen Ming-Tang,Chen Yongjun,Chesler Paul M.^ORCID,Cho Ilje^ORCID,Christian Pierre^ORCID,Conway John E.^ORCID,Cordes James M.^ORCID,Crawford Thomas M.^ORCID,Crew Geoffrey B.^ORCID,Cruz-Osorio Alejandro^ORCID,Cui Yuzhu^ORCID,Davelaar Jordy^ORCID,De Laurentis Mariafelicia^ORCID,Deane Roger^ORCID,Dempsey Jessica^ORCID,Desvignes Gregory^ORCID,Dexter Jason^ORCID,Doeleman Sheperd S.^ORCID,Eatough Ralph P.^ORCID,Falcke Heino^ORCID,Farah Joseph^ORCID,Fish Vincent L.^ORCID,Fomalont Ed^ORCID,Ford H. Alyson^ORCID,Fraga-Encinas Raquel^ORCID,Freeman William T.,Friberg Per^ORCID,Fromm Christian M.,Fuentes Antonio^ORCID,Galison Peter^ORCID,Gammie Charles F.^ORCID,García Roberto^ORCID,Gentaz Olivier,Georgiev Boris^ORCID,Goddi Ciriaco^ORCID,Gold Roman^ORCID,Gómez José L.^ORCID,Gómez-Ruiz Arturo I.^ORCID,Gu Minfeng^ORCID,Gurwell Mark^ORCID,Hada Kazuhiro^ORCID,Haggard Daryl^ORCID,Hecht Michael H.,Hesper Ronald^ORCID,Ho Luis C.^ORCID,Ho Paul,Honma Mareki^ORCID,Huang Chih-Wei L.^ORCID,Huang Lei,Hughes David H.,Ikeda Shiro^ORCID,Inoue Makoto,Issaoun Sara^ORCID,James David J.^ORCID,Jannuzi Buell T.,Janssen Michael^ORCID,Jeter Britton^ORCID,Jiang Wu^ORCID,Jimenez-Rosales Alejandra,Johnson Michael D.^ORCID,Jorstad Svetlana^ORCID,Jung Taehyun^ORCID,Karami Mansour^ORCID,Karuppusamy Ramesh^ORCID,Kawashima Tomohisa^ORCID,Keating Garrett K.^ORCID,Kettenis Mark^ORCID,Kim Dong-Jin^ORCID,Kim Jae-Young^ORCID,Kim Jongsoo^ORCID,Kim Junhan^ORCID,Kino Motoki^ORCID,Koay Jun Yi^ORCID,Kofuji Yutaro,Koch Patrick M.^ORCID,Koyama Shoko^ORCID,Kramer Michael^ORCID,Kramer Carsten^ORCID,Krichbaum Thomas P.^ORCID,Kuo Cheng-Yu^ORCID,Lauer Tod R.^ORCID,Lee Sang-Sung^ORCID,Levis Aviad^ORCID,Li Yan-Rong^ORCID,Li Zhiyuan^ORCID,Lindqvist Michael^ORCID,Lico Rocco^ORCID,Lindahl Greg^ORCID,Liu Jun^ORCID,Liu Kuo^ORCID,Liuzzo Elisabetta^ORCID,Lo Wen-Ping,Lobanov Andrei P.,Loinard Laurent^ORCID,Lonsdale Colin,Lu Ru-Sen^ORCID,MacDonald Nicholas R.^ORCID,Mao Jirong^ORCID,Marchili Nicola^ORCID,Markoff Sera^ORCID,Marrone Daniel P.^ORCID,Marscher Alan P.^ORCID,Martí-Vidal Iván^ORCID,Matsushita Satoki^ORCID,Matthews Lynn D.^ORCID,Medeiros Lia^ORCID,Menten Karl M.^ORCID,Mizuno Izumi^ORCID,Mizuno Yosuke^ORCID,Moran James M.^ORCID,Moriyama Kotaro^ORCID,Moscibrodzka Monika^ORCID,Müller Cornelia^ORCID,Musoke Gibwa^ORCID,Mejías Alejandro Mus^ORCID,Michalik Daniel^ORCID,Nadolski Andrew^ORCID,Nagai Hiroshi^ORCID,Nagar Neil M.^ORCID,Nakamura Masanori^ORCID,Narayan Ramesh^ORCID,Narayanan Gopal,Natarajan Iniyan^ORCID,Nathanail Antonios,Neilsen Joey^ORCID,Neri Roberto^ORCID,Ni Chunchong^ORCID,Noutsos Aristeidis^ORCID,Nowak Michael A.^ORCID,Okino Hiroki,Olivares Héctor^ORCID,Ortiz-León Gisela N.^ORCID,Oyama Tomoaki,Özel Feryal,Palumbo Daniel C. M.^ORCID,Park Jongho^ORCID,Patel Nimesh,Pen Ue-Li^ORCID,Pesce Dominic W.^ORCID,Piétu Vincent,Plambeck Richard^ORCID,PopStefanija Aleksandar,Porth Oliver^ORCID,Pötzl Felix M.^ORCID,Prather Ben^ORCID,Preciado-López Jorge A.^ORCID,Psaltis Dimitrios,Pu Hung-Yi^ORCID,Ramakrishnan Venkatessh^ORCID,Rao Ramprasad^ORCID,Rawlings Mark G.^ORCID,Raymond Alexander W.^ORCID,Rezzolla Luciano^ORCID,Ricarte Angelo^ORCID,Ripperda Bart^ORCID,Roelofs Freek^ORCID,Rogers Alan,Ros Eduardo^ORCID,Rose Mel^ORCID,Roshanineshat Arash,Rottmann Helge,Roy Alan L.^ORCID,Ruszczyk Chet^ORCID,Rygl Kazi L. J.^ORCID,Sánchez Salvador,Sánchez-Arguelles David^ORCID,Sasada Mahito^ORCID,Savolainen Tuomas^ORCID,Schloerb F. Peter,Schuster Karl-Friedrich^ORCID,Shao Lijing^ORCID,Shen Zhiqiang^ORCID,Small Des^ORCID,Sohn Bong Won^ORCID,SooHoo Jason^ORCID,Sun He^ORCID,Tazaki Fumie^ORCID,Tetarenko Alexandra J.^ORCID,Tiede Paul^ORCID,Tilanus Remo P. J.^ORCID,Titus Michael^ORCID,Toma Kenji^ORCID,Torne Pablo^ORCID,Trent Tyler,Traianou Efthalia^ORCID,Trippe Sascha^ORCID,Bemmel Ilse van^ORCID,van Langevelde Huib Jan^ORCID,van Rossum Daniel R.^ORCID,Wagner Jan^ORCID,Ward-Thompson Derek^ORCID,Wardle John^ORCID,Weintroub Jonathan^ORCID,Wex Norbert^ORCID,Wharton Robert^ORCID,Wielgus Maciek^ORCID,Wong George N.^ORCID,Wu Qingwen^ORCID,Yoon Doosoo^ORCID,Young André^ORCID,Young Ken^ORCID,Younsi Ziri^ORCID,Yuan Feng^ORCID,Yuan Ye-Fei^ORCID,Zensus J. Anton^ORCID,Zhao Guang-Yao^ORCID,Zhao Shan-Shan^ORCID

Abstract

Abstract In 2017 April, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) observed the near-horizon region around the supermassive black hole at the core of the M87 galaxy. These 1.3 mm wavelength observations revealed a compact asymmetric ring-like source morphology. This structure originates from synchrotron emission produced by relativistic plasma located in the immediate vicinity of the black hole. Here we present the corresponding linear-polarimetric EHT images of the center of M87. We find that only a part of the ring is significantly polarized. The resolved fractional linear polarization has a maximum located in the southwest part of the ring, where it rises to the level of ∼15%. The polarization position angles are arranged in a nearly azimuthal pattern. We perform quantitative measurements of relevant polarimetric properties of the compact emission and find evidence for the temporal evolution of the polarized source structure over one week of EHT observations. The details of the polarimetric data reduction and calibration methodology are provided. We carry out the data analysis using multiple independent imaging and modeling techniques, each of which is validated against a suite of synthetic data sets. The gross polarimetric structure and its apparent evolution with time are insensitive to the method used to reconstruct the image. These polarimetric images carry information about the structure of the magnetic fields responsible for the synchrotron emission. Their physical interpretation is discussed in an accompanying publication.

Publisher

American Astronomical Society

Subject

Space and Planetary Science,Astronomy and Astrophysics

Link

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/abe71d/pdf

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