Abstract

We present multi-frequency radio observations from the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) of selected AGN that seem to have a B-field structure with a central spine of B-field orthogonal to the jet and a longitudinal B-field near one or both edges of the jet. Two explanations for this structure have been discussed in the literature: shocks making the central orthogonal field combined with a jet-medium interaction causing the longitudinal sheath, or both components produced by a helical jet magnetic field. One way to investigate this structure is to look for gradients in the Faraday Rotation across the jet. We will discuss results for 0333+321, 1150+812 and 2037+511 providing evidence for the latter picture.

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