J/ApJ/512/125ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/512/125doi:10.26093/cds/vizier.15120125CDSSchmidt G.D.Hines D.C.2000-03-16T07:51:06Z2000-03-16T08:51:02ZCDS support team

CDS, Observatoire de Strasbourg, 11 rue de l'Universite, F-67000 Strasbourg, France

cds-question@unistra.frpolarimetryquasarssurveysWe present the combined results of optical polarization surveys of QSOs showing broad absorption lines (BALQSOs) conducted at the Steward and McDonald Observatories. The merged list of 53 objects provides the first statistical justification for claims of the tendency of BALQSOs to show stronger than average polarization, with a typical BALQSO being polarized a factor 2.4 times greater than a QSO from an optical survey selected without regard for absorption lines. Spectropolarimetry of sufficient quality to distinguish the polarization of emission lines versus absorption troughs versus continuum is also presented for six objects from the survey.1999ApJ...512..125Shttps://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/ApJ/512/125CatalogResearchIsServedByTAP VizieR generic servicerelated-toJ/A+A/332/410 : Quasar polarization (Hutsemekers 1998)J/A+A/340/371 : Quasar polarization (Hutsemekers+ 1998)https://cds.unistra.fr/vizier-org/licences_vizier.htmlhttps://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/ApJ/512/125https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/ApJ/512/125http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/ApJ/512/125https://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/votable?-source=J/ApJ/512/125https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/votable?-source=J/ApJ/512/125http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/votable?-source=J/ApJ/512/125GETtext/xml+votablehttps://tapvizier.cds.unistra.fr/TAPVizieR/tapOpticaldefaultJ/ApJ/512/125/table1Polarization survey of QSOsrecnoRecord number assigned by the VizieR team. Should Not be used for identification.intNameQSO object namecharzRedshift of Namefloatf_Pol[Sum] Indicates polarization and position angles are error-weighted meanscharObs? Year of observationnullableUpR.D? Indicates observations carried out over a range of days and is the upper valuedintnullableTeleTelescope used. (1)charBandFilter band of the observations (2)charr_Band[b] Indicates observation obtained by B. Wills 1998, private communicationcharPolDegree of polarization%floate_PolUncertainty in Pol%floatPolPAPosition angledegfloate_PolPAUncertainty in PolPAdegfloat