Simultaneous optical infrared polarimetry of blazars with TRISPEC/KANATA
Abstract
Owing to the development of the Internet service, studies of astronomical transient phenomena have entered a new era, in which we can promptly receive and send the information about tran- sients and variables. On the other hand, a sudden requirement for dense and long monitorings for them is still difficult for large telescopes. Here, we introduce our new observatory and telescope, which are dedicated for studies of various kinds of transients, including blazars. Our 1.5-m tele- scope "KANATA" was installed at Higashi-Hiroshima Observatory in May 2006. Using unique instruments attached to KANATA, we can study transients in near-infrared wavelengths, with po- larimetry, and with high-speed photometry. In this article, we show a part of our results about 3C 454.3.
- Publication:
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Blazar Variability across the Electromagnetic Spectrum
- Pub Date:
- 2008
- DOI:
- 10.22323/1.063.0070
- Bibcode:
- 2008bves.confE..70U