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IT has been suggested that radio sources emitting by the synchrotron process may show a small degree of circular polarization, as well as the well known linear polarization1,2. Previous measurements at shorter wavelengths have failed to detect circular polarization3,4 or have been near the limit of measurement5,6.
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GILBERT, J., CONWAY, R. Circular Polarization of Quasars at λ49 Cm. Nature 227, 585–586 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/227585b0
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