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The AGILE satellite, in orbit since 2007, localized up to October 2009 about 1 Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) per month with the hard X-ray imager SuperAGILE (18 - 60 keV) (with a rate reduced by a factor 2-3 in spinning mode) and is detecting…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 F. Longo , G. Barbiellini , E. Del Monte , M. Marisaldi , F. Fuschino , A. Giuliani

We use nine years of gamma-ray data provided by the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) to systematically study the light curves of more than two thousand active galactic nuclei (AGN) included in recent Fermi-LAT catalogs. Ten different…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-07-01 P. Peñil , A. Domínguez , S. Buson , M. Ajello , J. Otero-Santos , J. A. Barrio , R. Nemmen , S. Cutini , B. Rani , A. Franckowiak , E. Cavazzuti

We report the results of an investigation to determine the nature of the offset active galactic nucleus (AGN) found in the source CXO J101527.2+625911. Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray observatory data had suggested that the offset…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-09-25 D. -C. Kim , E. Momjian , Ilsang Yoon , Minjin Kim , A. S. Evans , Ji Hoon Kim , S. T. Linden , L. Barcos-Munoz , G. C. Privon

Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) are sources of high-energy gamma-rays and are considered to be promising candidates to be sources of high-energy cosmic rays and neutrinos as well. We present and discuss various models for ion acceleration and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-11-13 Kohta Murase , Floyd W. Stecker

We present the results of sub-arcsecond 108 GHz continuum interferometric observations toward the radio luminous galaxy 3C123. Using multi-array observations, we utilize the high u,v dynamic range of the BIMA millimeter array to sample…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 L. W. Looney , M. J. Hardcastle

Notwithstanding the big efforts devoted to the investigation of the mechanisms responsible for the high-energy (E>100 MeV) gamma-ray emission in active galactic nuclei (AGN), the definite answer is still missing. The X-ray energy band…

RadioAstron is a 10 m orbiting radio telescope mounted on the Spektr-R satellite, launched in 2011, performing Space Very Long Baseline Interferometry (SVLBI) observations supported by a global ground array of radio telescopes. With an…

It has been suggested that unresolved radio galaxies and radio quasars (sometimes referred to as misaligned active galactic nuclei) could be responsible for a significant fraction of the observed diffuse gamma-ray background. In this study,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-08-17 Dan Hooper , Tim Linden , Alejandro Lopez

The current cosmological structure formation models predict that galaxies evolve through frequent mergers. During these events, the supermassive black holes (SMBHs) residing in the centres of the galaxies shrink to the central region, while…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-03-10 Krisztina É. Gabányi , Sándor Frey , Emma Kun , Zsolt Paragi , Tao An

The study of jet launching in AGN is an important research method to better understand supermassive black holes (SMBHs) and their immediate surroundings. The main theoretical jet launching scenarios invoke either magnetic field lines…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-12-05 G. F. Paraschos , J. -Y. Kim , T. P. Krichbaum , J. Oh , J. A. Hodgson , M. A. Gurwell , J. A. Zensus

Radio galaxies have emerged as a new gamma-ray emitting source class on the extragalactic sky. With their jets misaligned, i.e. not directly pointing towards us, they offer a unique tool to probe some of the fundamental (and otherwise…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-11 Frank M. Rieger

Broad emission lines originate in the surroundings of supermassive black holes in the centers of active galactic nuclei (AGN). One method to investigate the extent, structure, and kinematics of the BLR is to study the continuum and line…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-07-02 W. Kollatschny , K. Ulbrich , M. Zetzl , S. Kaspi , M. Haas

The rapidly variable, very high-energy (VHE) gamma-ray emission from Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) has been frequently associated with non-thermal processes occurring in the magnetospheres of their supermassive black holes. The present work…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-01-31 Grigorios Katsoulakos , Frank M. Rieger

We review recent progress in our understanding of the physics of energetic particles in our Galaxy, in active galaxies such as starburst galaxies, in active galactic nuclei and in the jets and radio hot spots of powerful radio galaxies and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-10-26 Peter L. Biermann

Since its early phases of operation, the AGILE satellite is observing Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) over an energy range potentially spanning six orders of magnitude. In the hard X-ray band the SuperAGILE imager provides localization of about one…

We report on the very first radio detection associated with the peculiar hourglass-morphology X-rays surrounding 3C 294 at z=1.8. Using International Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) data at 144 MHz and Chandra data at 0.3-6 keV, we find that…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-12-19 Vijay H. Mahatma , Andrew C. Fabian , Leah K. Morabito

This is the first report of Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope observations of the quasar 3C 454.3, which has been undergoing pronounced long-term outbursts since 2000. The data from the Large Area Telescope (LAT), covering 2008 July 7 -…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2012-08-27 LAT Collaboration , A. A. Abdo

Relativistic jets originating at the center of AGN are embedded in extreme environments with strong magnetic fields and high particle densities, which makes them a fundamental tool for studying the physics of magnetized plasmas. We aim to…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-06-04 V. Bartolini , D. Dallacasa , J. L. Gómez , M. Giroletti , R. Lico , J. D. Livingston

Recent astronomical observations reveal that Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) are sources of high-energy radiation. For example, the Fermi-LAT and Hess telescopes have detected gamma-ray emissions from the cores of several types of AGN's. Even…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-08-15 J. C. Arteaga-Velazquez , Angelo Martinez