Verification of the Polarimetric Capability of the East Asia VLBI Network

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Verification of the Polarimetric Capability of the East Asia VLBI Network

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Yunjeong Lee, Jongho Park, Do-Young Byun, Minchul Kam, Kazuhiro Hada, Juan Carlos Algaba, Sanghyun Kim, Zhiqiang Shen, Junghwan Oh, Sincheol Kang, Hyeon-Woo Jeong, Whee Yeon Cheong, Sang-Sung Lee

Abstract

The East Asia VLBI Network (EAVN) has recently enabled dual-polarization observations at $22$ and $43\,\mathrm{GHz}$. We present the first systematic verification of its polarimetric performance using EAVN observations of M87, 3C 279, 3C 273, and OJ 287, calibrated with the GPCAL pipeline and evaluated against near-contemporaneous VLBA images at comparable frequencies. Most stations show stable polarimetric leakages with amplitudes of $5$-$10\%$ over monthly timescales. While several VERA stations exhibit D-term phase variations between epochs, we attribute these to field-rotator (FR) offsets and demonstrate that phase stability is restored after applying the analytically derived FR corrections. The resulting linear-polarization morphologies and EVPAs broadly agree with the VLBA results within uncertainties; fractional polarization measured by the EAVN tends to be slightly higher near polarization peaks. Although exact one-to-one comparisons are limited by moderate frequency and epoch differences, the combined evidence indicates robust EAVN polarimetric calibration and imaging capabilities at $22$ and $43\,\mathrm{GHz}$. These results support the scientific capability of EAVN polarimetry and lay the groundwork for expanded, higher-fidelity polarimetric studies in East Asia.

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