Unveiling blazar synchrotron emission: A multiwavelength polarimetric study of high-synchrotron and low-synchrotron peaked populations
Journal: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Year: 2025

The polarimetric properties of blazars enable us to place constraints on the acceleration mechanisms that fuel their powerful jets. By studying the multiwavelength polarimetric behaviour of high-synchrotron peaked (HSP) and low-synchrotron peaked (LSP) blazars, we aim to explore differences in their emission mechanisms and magnetic field structure in the acceleration region. In this study, we take advantage of several X-ray polarisation observations of HSP by the IXPE, including four new observa