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We model simultaneous or quasi-simultaneous multi-band spectral energy distributions (SEDs) for a sample of 25 blazars that have radio core-shift measurements, where a one-zone leptonic model and Markov chain Monte Carlo technique are…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-01-16 Linhui Wu , Qingwen Wu , Dahai Yan , Liang Chen , Xuliang Fan

Extreme TeV blazars (ETBs) are active galactic nuclei with jets presumably pointing towards the observer having their intrinsic spectral energy distributions (SEDs) peaked at an energy in excess of 1 TeV. These sources typically reveal…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-12-21 Timur Dzhatdoev , Vladimir Galkin , Egor Podlesnyi

The availability of simultaneous X-ray and Very High Energy (VHE) observations of blazars helps to identify the plausible radiative contributors to the VHE emission. Under leptonic scenario, the VHE emission from BL Lacs are attributed to…

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The spectral energy distribution and variability of several blazars (Mkn 501, 1 ES 2344+51.4, PKS 2155-30.4, 1 ES 1218+30.4, 3C 454.3) along the blazar sequence is investigated using a selfconsistent and timedependent lepto-hadronic hybrid…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2011-09-12 Matthias Weidinger , Felix Spanier

The extragalactic background light (EBL) in the IR to UV bands partly absorbs very high energy (VHE, $E \geq$ 100GeV) $\gamma-$ray photons travelling over cosmological distances via pair production. In this paper, to get stronger…

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We collect data from the radio to the gamma-ray range for three complete samples of blazars: the Slew Survey and the 1Jy samples of BL Lacs and the 2Jy sample of Flat Spectrum Radio-Loud Quasars (FSRQs). The fraction of objects detected in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 G. Fossati , L. Maraschi , A. Celotti , A. Comastri , G. Ghisellini

With their rapid, violent variability and broad featureless continuum emission, blazars have puzzled astronomers for over two decades. Today blazars represent the only extragalactic objects detected in high-energy gamma-rays. Their spectral…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Eric S. Perlman

We analyse the spectral energy distribution (SED) of the eclipsing supersoft X-ray source CAL 87 covering wavelengths from X-rays to the near-infrared. Our study incorporates 26 data points across ultraviolet to near-infrared, sourced from…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-09-16 Paulo E. Stecchini , Francisco Jablonski , Marcos P. Diaz , Alexandre S. Oliveira , Flavio D'Amico , Natália Palivanas

(Abridged) We have conducted a detailed investigation of the broad-band spectral properties of the \gamma-ray selected blazars of the Fermi LAT Bright AGN Sample (LBAS). By combining our accurately estimated Fermi gamma-ray spectra with…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-20 A. A. Abdo , M. Ackermann , M. Ajello , M. Axelsson , L. Baldini , J. Ballet , G. Barbiellini , D. Bastieri , B. M. Baughman , K. Bechtol , R. Bellazzini , B. Berenji , R. D. Blandford , E. D. Bloom , E. Bonamente , A. Borgland , J. Bregeon , A. Brez , M. Brigida , P. Bruel , T. H. Burnett , S. Buson , G. A. Caliandro , R. A. Cameron , P. A. Caraveo , J. M. Casandjian , E. Cavazzuti , C. Cecchi , O. Celik , E. Charles , S. Chaty , A. Chekhtman , J. Chiang , S. Ciprini , R. Claus , J. Cohen-Tanugi , S. Colafrancesco , L. R. Cominsky , J. Conrad , L. Costamante , S. Cutini , C. D. Dermer , A. de Angelis , F. de Palma , S. W. Digel , E. do Couto e Silva , P. S. Drell , R. Dubois , D. Dumora , C. Farnier , C. Favuzzi , S. J. Fegan , W. B. Focke , P. Fortin , M. Frailis , L. Fuhrmann , Y. Fukazawa , S. Funk , P. Fusco , F. Gargano , D. Gasparrini , N. Gehrels , S. Germani , B. Giebels , N. Giglietto , P. Giommi , F. Giordano , T. Glanzman , G. Godfrey , I. A. Grenier , J. E. Grove , L. Guillemot , S. Guiriec , D. Hadasch , Y. Hanabata , A. K. Harding , M. Hayashida , E. Hays , S. E. Healey , D. Horan , R. E. Hughes , R. Itoh , M. S. Jackson , G. Johannesson , A. S. Johnson , W. N. Johnson , M. Kadler , T. Kamae , H. Katagiri , J. Kataoka , N. Kawai , M. Kerr , J. Knodlseder , M. L. Kocian , M. Kuss , J. Lande , L. Latronico , F. Longo , F. Loparco , B. Lott , M. N. Lovellette , P. Lubrano , G. M. Madejski , A. Makeev , W. Max-Moerbeck , M. N. Mazziotta , W. McConville , J. E. McEnery , C. Meurer , P. F. Michelson

We report results from a systematic study of the spectral energy distribution (SED) and spectral evolution of XTE J1550--564 and H 1743--322 in outburst. The jets of both sources have been directly imaged at both radio and X-ray…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Yongquan Xue , Xue-Bing Wu , Wei Cui

We study a sample of 30 high-redshift blazars ($z>2.5$) by means of spectra and the radiation mechanism with Fermi Large Area Telescope $\gamma$-ray observations spanning 15 years. Three models -- the power law, power law with an…

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When very high-energy photons (VHE, E>100 GeV) propagate over cosmological distances, they interact with background light by pair production. Observations of spectral features in the VHE band of extragalactic sources related to this…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 Matthias Lorentz , Pierre Brun , David Sanchez

Extreme high-energy peaked BL Lac objects (EHBLs) are an emerging class of blazars with exceptional spectral properties. In blazars, the spectral energy distribution (SED) is dominated by the non-thermal emission of the relativistic jet,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-07-31 L. Foffano , E. Prandini , A. Franceschini , S. Paiano

The high-frequency-peaked BL Lacertae object RGB J0710+591 was observed in the very high-energy (VHE; E > 100 GeV) wave band by the VERITAS array of atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes. The observations, taken between 2008 December and 2009…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-18 V. A. Acciari , E. Aliu , T. Arlen , T. Aune , M. Bautista , M. Beilicke , W. Benbow , M. Böttcher , D. Boltuch , S. M. Bradbury , J. H. Buckley , V. Bugaev , K. Byrum , A. Cannon , A. Cesarini , L. Ciupik , W. Cui , R. Dickherber , C. Duke , A. Falcone , J. P. Finley , G. Finnegan , L. Fortson , A. Furniss , N. Galante , D. Gall , K. Gibbs , G. H. Gillanders , S. Godambe , J. Grube , R. Guenette , G. Gyuk , D. Hanna , J. Holder , C. M. Hui , T. B. Humensky , A. Imran , P. Kaaret , N. Karlsson , M. Kertzman , D. Kieda , A. Konopelko , H. Krawczynski , F. Krennrich , M. J. Lang , A. Lamerato , S. LeBohec , G. Maier , S. McArthur , A. McCann , M. McCutcheon , P. Moriarty , R. Mukherjee , R. A. Ong , A. N. Otte , D. Pandel , J. S. Perkins , D. Petry , A. Pichel , M. Pohl , J. Quinn , K. Ragan , L. C. Reyes , P. T. Reynolds , E. Roache , H. J. Rose , P. Roustazadeh , M. Schroedter , G. H. Sembroski , G. Demet Senturk , A. W. Smith , D. Steele , S. P. Swordy , G. Tešić , M. Theiling , S. Thibadeau , A. Varlotta , V. V. Vassiliev , S. Vincent , R. G. Wagner , S. P. Wakely , J. E. Ward , T. C. Weekes , A. Weinstein , T. Weisgarber , D. A. Williams , S. Wissel , M. Wood , B. Zitzer , M. Ackermann , M. Ajello , E. Antolini , L. Baldini , J. Ballet , G. Barbiellini , D. Bastieri , K. Bechtol , R. Bellazzini , B. Berenji , R. D. Blandford , E. D. Bloom , E. Bonamente , A. W. Borgland , A. Bouvier , J. Bregeon , M. Brigida , P. Bruel , R. Buehler , S. Buson , G. A. Caliandro , R. A. Cameron , P. A. Caraveo , S. Carrigan , J. M. Casandjian , E. Cavazzuti , C. Cecchi , Ö. Çelik , E. Charles , A. Chekhtman , C. C. Cheung , J. Chiang , S. Ciprini , R. Claus , J. Cohen-Tanugi , J. Conrad , C. D. Dermer , F. de Palma , E. do Couto e Silva , P. S. Drell , R. Dubois , D. Dumora , C. Farnier , C. Favuzzi , S. J. Fegan , P. Fortin , M. Frailis , Y. Fukazawa , S. Funk , P. Fusco , F. Gargano , D. Gasparrini , N. Gehrels , S. Germani , B. Giebels , N. Giglietto , F. Giordano , M. Giroletti , T. Glanzman , G. Godfrey , I. A. Grenier , J. E. Grove , S. Guiriec , E. Hays , D. Horan , R. E. Hughes , G. Jóhannesson , A. S. Johnson , W. N. Johnson , T. Kamae , H. Katagiri , J. Kataoka , J. Knödlseder , M. Kuss , J. Lande , L. Latronico , S. -H. Lee , M. Llena Garde , F. Longo , F. Loparco , B. Lott , M. N. Lovellette , P. Lubrano , A. Makeev , M. N. Mazziotta , P. F. Michelson , W. Mitthumsiri , T. Mizuno , A. A. Moiseev , C. Monte , M. E. Monzani , A. Morselli , I. V. Moskalenko , S. Murgia , P. L. Nolan , J. P. Norris , E. Nuss , M. Ohno , T. Ohsugi , N. Omodei , E. Orlando , J. F. Ormes , D. Paneque , J. H. Panetta , V. Pelassa , M. Pepe , M. Pesce-Rollins , F. Piron , T. A. Porter , S. Rainò , R. Rando , M. Razzano , A. Reimer , O. Reimer , J. Ripken , A. Y. Rodriguez , M. Roth , H. F. -W. Sadrozinski , D. Sanchez , A. Sander , J. D. Scargle , C. Sgrò , E. J. Siskind , P. D. Smith , G. Spandre , P. Spinelli , M. S. Strickman , D. J. Suson , H. Takahashi , T. Tanaka , J. B. Thayer , J. G. Thayer , D. J. Thompson , L. Tibaldo , D. F. Torres , G. Tosti , A. Tramacere , T. L. Usher , V. Vasileiou , N. Vilchez , V. Vitale , A. P. Waite , P. Wang , B. L. Winer , K. S. Wood , Z. Yang , T. Ylinen , M. Ziegler

We present the X-ray analysis of the largest flux-limited complete sample of blazar candidates at z>4 selected from the Cosmic Lens All Sky Survey (CLASS). After obtaining a nearly complete (24/25) X-ray coverage of the sample (from…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-09-25 L. Ighina , A. Caccianiga , A. Moretti , S. Belladitta , R. Della Ceca , L. Ballo , D. Dallacasa

Observations of the HBL blazar 1RXS J023832.6-311658 were made in 2013, 2015 and 2016 with the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.). An excess of very high energy (VHE: > 100 GeV) gamma rays is clearly observed. The spectral energy…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 Florian Gaté

High synchrotron energy peaked blazar 1ES 1959+650 is studied with Swift and XMM-Newton satellite in total 127 observations during the period June 2018-December 2020. We extensively studied its flux and spectral variability on intra-day and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-07-12 Kiran A Wani , Haritma Gaur , M K Patil

Extreme High-frequency BL~Lacs (EHBL) feature their synchrotron peak of the broadband spectral energy distribution (SED) at $\nu_{\rm s} \geq $10$^{17}$\,Hz. The BL~Lac object 1ES~2344+514 was included in the EHBL family because of its…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-08-04 MAGIC Collaboration , V. A. Acciari , S. Ansoldi , L. A. Antonelli , A. Arbet Engels , D. Baack , A. Babić , B. Banerjee , U. Barres de Almeida , J. A. Barrio , J. Becerra González , W. Bednarek , L. Bellizzi , E. Bernardini , A. Berti , J. Besenrieder , W. Bhattacharyya , C. Bigongiari , O. Blanch , G. Bonnoli , Ž. Bošnjak , G. Busetto , R. Carosi , G. Ceribella , M. Cerruti , Y. Chai , A. Chilingarian , S. Cikota , S. M. Colak , U. Colin , E. Colombo , J. L. Contreras , J. Cortina , S. Covino , V. D'Elia , P. Da Vela , F. Dazzi , A. De Angelis , B. De Lotto , M. Delfino , J. Delgado , D. Depaoli , F. Di Pierro , L. Di Venere , E. Do Souto Espiñeira , D. Dominis Prester , A. Donini , M. Doro , D. Elsaesser , V. Fallah Ramazani , A. Fattorini , G. Ferrara , L. Foffano , M. V. Fonseca , L. Font , C. Fruck , S. Fukami , R. J. García López , M. Garczarczyk , S. Gasparyan , M. Gaug , N. Giglietto , F. Giordano , P. Gliwny , N. Godinović , D. Green , D. Hadasch , A. Hahn , J. Herrera , J. Hoang , D. Hrupec , M. Hütten , T. Inada , S. Inoue , K. Ishio , Y. Iwamura , L. Jouvin , Y. Kajiwara , D. Kerszberg , Y. Kobayashi , H. Kubo , J. Kushida , A. Lamastra , D. Lelas , F. Leone , E. Lindfors , S. Lombardi , F. Longo , M. López , R. López-Coto , A. López-Oramas , S. Loporchio , B. Machado de Oliveira Fraga , C. Maggio , P. Majumdar , M. Makariev , M. Mallamaci , G. Maneva , M. Manganaro , L. Maraschi , M. Mariotti , M. Martínez , D. Mazin , S. Mender , S. Mićanović , D. Miceli , T. Miener , M. Minev , J. M. Miranda , R. Mirzoyan , E. Molina , A. Moralejo , D. Morcuende , V. Moreno , E. Moretti , P. Munar-Adrover , V. Neustroev , C. Nigro , K. Nilsson , D. Ninci , K. Nishijima , K. Noda , L. Nogués , S. Nozaki , Y. Ohtani , T. Oka , J. Otero-Santos , S. Paiano , M. Palatiello , D. Paneque , R. Paoletti , J. M. Paredes , L. Pavletić , P. Peñil , M. Peresano , M. Persic , P. G. Prada Moroni , E. Prandini , I. Puljak , M. Ribó , J. Rico , C. Righi , A. Rugliancich , L. Saha , N. Sahakyan , T. Saito , S. Sakurai , K. Satalecka , B. Schleicher , K. Schmidt , T. Schweizer , J. Sitarek , I. Šnidarić , D. Sobczynska , A. Spolon , A. Stamerra , D. Strom , M. Strzys , Y. Suda , T. Surić , M. Takahashi , F. Tavecchio , P. Temnikov , T. Terzić , M. Teshima , N. Torres-Albà , L. Tosti , J. van Scherpenberg , G. Vanzo , M. Vazquez Acosta , S. Ventura , V. Verguilov , C. F. Vigorito , V. Vitale , I. Vovk , M. Will , D. Zarić , FACT Collaboration , : , D. Baack , M. Balbo , M. Beck , N. Biederbeck , A. Biland , M. Blank , T. Bretz , K. Bruegge , M. Bulinski , J. Buss , M. Doerr , D. Dorner , D. Hildebrand , R. Iotov , M. Klinger , K. Mannheim , S. Achim Mueller , D. Neise , A. Neronov , M. Nöthe , A. Paravac , W. Rhode , B. Schleicher , K. Sedlaczek , A. Shukla , V. Sliusar , L. Tani , F. Theissen , R. Walter , MWL Collaborators , : , J. Acosta Pulido , A. V. Filippenko , T. Hovatta , S. Kiehlmann , V. M. Larionov , W. Max-Moerbeck , C. M. Raiteri , A. C. S. Readhead , M. Šegon , M. Villata , W. Zheng

Context. The study of BL Lac objects (BLL) detected in gamma-rays gives insights on the acceleration mechanisms in play in such systems and is also a valuable tool to constrain the density of the extragalactic background light. As their…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-05-08 Santiago Pita , Paolo Goldoni , Catherine Boisson , Jean-Philippe Lenain , Michael Punch , Lucie Gérard , François Hammer , Lex Kaper , Hélène Sol

Blazars are very broadband cosmic sources with spectra spanning over twenty orders of magnitude in frequency, down to the 100 MHz regime in the radio range, up to VHE at several tens of TeV. The modelling of their spectral energy…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-11-08 Hélène Sol , Andreas Zech