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February 12, 2026The Open Journal of Astrophysics0 citationsOpen Access

Faraday Depolarization Study of a Radio Galaxy Using LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey: Data Release 2

SPS PaulAGAbhik Ghosh

Key Points

  • The study aims to analyze the depolarization of the radio galaxy ILT J0218281.218+25443333 using LOFAR data.
  • Analyzed polarimetric data from the LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey Data Release 2.
  • Fitted five depolarization models to the fractional polarization spectra from LOFAR HBA (120-168 MHz).
  • Identified a preferred three-component Faraday model for the galaxy.
  • Determined significant Faraday complexity in the galaxy with a three-component model.
  • Showed one Faraday-thin instrumental leakage and two external Faraday dispersions as key influences.
  • Highlighted turbulence and inhomogeneity in the surrounding magneto-ionic medium.

Abstract

We present a detailed depolarization analysis of the radio galaxy ๐™ธ๐™ป๐šƒ๐™น๐Ÿถ๐Ÿท๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿท๐Ÿป.๐Ÿธ๐Ÿท+๐Ÿธ๐Ÿป๐Ÿบ๐Ÿน๐Ÿน๐Ÿบ.๐Ÿพ using polarimetric data from the ๐ฟ๐‘‚๐น๐ด๐‘… Two-metre Sky Survey} (LoTSS) Data Release 2 (DR2) catalogue. This source, with ~ 47 rad m and projected linear size ~ 335 kpc at z โ‰ˆ 0.05 , serves as a pilot for systematic qu-fitting of mostly unresolved LoTSS sources, building on prior single-target studies that established the need for multi-component Faraday models in complex magneto-ionic media. Fitting five depolarization models to the LoTSS HBA (120-168 MHz) fractional polarization spectra reveals a decisively preferred three-component model (one Faraday-thin instrumental leakage, plus two external Faraday dispersions), demonstrating that LoTSS data alone can constrain moderate Faraday complexity in typical DR2 galaxies. Our results highlight turbulence and inhomogeneity in the foreground magneto-ionic medium and outline a path for population studies of LoTSS FR-I sources.

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Paul et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/698d6d9f5be6419ac0d52b9dhttps://doi.org/10.33232/001c.157500
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