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In this paper, we discuss the light-curve features of various flaring scenarios in a time-dependent leptonic model for low-frequency-peaked blazars. The quasar 3C273 is used as an illustrative example. Our code takes into account Fermi-II…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-04-21 Christopher Diltz , Markus Boettcher

A time-dependent emission model for blazar jets, taking acceleration due to Fermi-I and Fermi-II processes for electrons and protons as well as all relevant radiative processes self-consistently into account, is presented. The presence of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-12-10 Matthias Weidinger , Felix Spanier

Blazars are known to emit a broad band emission from radio to gamma-rays with rapid time variations, particularly, in X- and gamma-rays. Synchrotron radiation and inverse Compton scattering are thought to play an important role in emission…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 M. Kusunose , F. Takahara , H. Li

We present a new time-dependent leptonic code that we developed to model the varying multi-wavelength (MWL) emission during blazar flares. In our modeling, we assume that the blazar emission originates from a plasma blob located in the jet,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-03-18 A. Dmytriiev , H. Sol , A. Zech

The jets of blazars are renowned for their multi-wavelength flares and rapid extreme variability; however, there are still some important unanswered questions about the physical processes responsible for these spectral and temporal changes…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-10-30 Y. G. Zheng , S. J. Kang , C. Y. Yang , J. M. Bai

Electromagnetic radiation from blazar jets often displays strong variability, extending from radio to $\gamma$-ray frequencies. In a few cases, this variability has been characterized using Fourier time lags, such as those detected in the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-06-29 Tiffany R. Lewis , Peter A. Becker , Justin D. Finke

We present an ordinary case in the momentum diffusion equation for the electron spectrum evolution and investigate the energy spectra and time dependent properties of flare in Mrk 421 in the frame of a time-dependent one-zone synchrotron…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-08-02 Y. G. Zheng , S. J. Kang , J. Li

We describe the theory of Fermi-type acceleration, including first-order Fermi acceleration at a parallel shock front and second-order Fermi acceleration in a test particle limit. Including the theory of the turbulent acceleration and the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-07-11 Y. G. Zheng , G. B. Long , C. Y. Yang , J. M. Bai

The broadband spectrum from the 2013 December 20 $\gamma$-ray flare from 3C~279 is analyzed with our previously-developed one-zone blazar jet model. We are able to reproduce two SEDs, a quiescent and flaring state, the latter of which had…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-11-06 Tiffany R. Lewis , Peter A. Becker , Justin D. Finke

Very fast variability on scales of minutes is regularly observed in Blazars. The assumption that these flares are emerging from the dominant emission zone of the very high energy (VHE) radiation within the jet challenges current…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-06-10 Stephan Richter , Felix Spanier

A model is developed for the time dependent electromagnetic - radio to gamma-ray - emission of active galactic nuclei, specifically, the blazars, based on the acceleration and creation of leptons at a propagating discontinuity or {\it…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-02-03 M. M. Romanova , R. V. E. Lovelace

The very short and bright flare of 3C 279 detected with {\it Fermi}-LAT in 2013 December is tested by a model with stochastic electron acceleration by turbulences. Our time-dependent simulation shows that the very hard spectrum and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-08-06 Katsuaki Asano , Masaaki Hayashida

We study the stochastic variation of blazar emission under a 2-D spatially resolved leptonic jet model we previously developed. Random events of particle acceleration and injection in small zones within the emission region are assumed to be…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-03-23 Xuhui Chen , Martin Pohl , Markus Böttcher , Shan Gao

Jets in blazars are an excellent forum for studying acceleration at relativistic shocks using the highly-variable emission seen across the electromagnetic spectrum. Our recent work on combining multi-wavelength leptonic emission models with…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-01-01 Matthew G. Baring , Markus Boettcher

We present a model of the spectra of gamma-ray emitting blazars in which a single homogeneous emission region both emits synchrotron photons directly and scatters them to high (gamma-ray) energy before emission (a ``synchrotron…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 A. Mastichiadis , J. G. Kirk

A time-dependent Synchrotron Self Compton model (SSC) which is able to motivate the used electron spectra of many SSC models as a balance of acceleration and radiative losses is introduced. Using stochastic acceleration as well as Fermi-I…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2010-08-02 Matthias Weidinger , Felix Spanier

Blazar jets are renowned for their rapid violent variability and multiwavelength flares, however, the physical processes responsible for these flares are not well understood. In this paper we develop a time-dependent inhomogeneous fluid jet…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-12-06 William J. Potter

We propose a new mechanism for the prompt emission of gamma-ray burst. In our model electrons are continuously accelerated in the post shock region via plasma turbulence. Using the Monte Carlo technique, we mimic the second-order Fermi…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2009-11-05 K. Asano , T. Terasawa

The blazar 3C 279 is well known for its rapid and large-amplitude variability. On 20 December 2013, the source exhibited an orphan {\gamma}-ray flare characterized by a flux-doubling timescale of a few hours, a very hard spectrum, a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-05-04 Sébastien Le Bihan , Anton Dmytriiev , Andreas Zech

Electrons emitting non-thermal photons in blazars are possibly accelerated by turbulences developed in jets. In this paper, we consider the case so-called hard-sphere scattering as an interaction model between turbulences and electrons, in…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-07-11 Katsuaki Asano , Masaaki Hayashida
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