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We present X-ray intraday variability and power spectral density (PSD) analyses of the longest 23 pointed XMM-Newton observations of the blazar 3C 273 that were taken during 2000 -- 2021. These good time intervals contained between 5 and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-02-23 G. S. Pavana Gowtami , Haritma Gaur , Alok C. Gupta , Paul J. Wiita , Mai Liao , Martin Ward

The archetypical very-high-energy gamma-ray blazar Mrk 421 was monitored for more than 3 years with the Gas Slit Camera onboard Monitor of All Sky X-ray Image (MAXI), and its longterm X-ray variability was investigated. The MAXI lightcurve…

We present a multi-wavelength temporal analysis of the blazar 3C 454.3 during the high $\gamma$-ray active period from May-December, 2014. Except for X-rays, the period is well sampled at near-infrared (NIR)-optical by the \emph{SMARTS}…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-01-04 Pankaj Kushwaha , Alok C. Gupta , Ranjeev Misra , K. P. Singh

Here we report our recent study on the spectral energy distribution (SED) of the high frequency BL Lac object Mrk 421 in different luminosity states. We used a full-fledged chi2-minimization procedure instead of more commonly used "eyeball"…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2011-11-02 Nijil Mankuzhiyil , Stefano Ansoldi , Massimo Persic , Fabrizio Tavechhio

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 report on the variations of the physical parameters of the jet observed in the blazar Mrk 421, and discuss the origin of X-ray flares in the jet, based on the analysis of the several spectral energy distributions (SEDs). The SEDs are…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-05-27 Yurika Yamada , Makoto Uemura , Ryosuke Itoh , Yasushi Fukazawa , Masanori Ohno , Fumiya Imazato

Blazars display strong variability on multiple timescales and in multiple radiation bands. Their variability is often characterized by power spectral densities (PSDs) and time lags plotted as functions of the Fourier frequency. We develop a…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-19 Justin D. Finke , Peter A. Becker

Blazars are known to exhibit variability across a broad range of timescales. This behavior can include periodicity in their $\gamma$-ray emission, whose clear detection remains an ongoing challenge, partly due to the inherent stochasticity…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-07-08 P. Peñil , M. Ajello , S. Buson , A. Domínguez , J. R. Westernacher-Schneider , A. Rico , S. Adhikari , J. Zrake

Blazars are characterized by large amplitude and fast variability, indicating that the electron distribution is rapidly changing, often on time scales shorter than the light crossing time. The emitting region is sufficiently compact to let…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Marco Chiaberge , Gabriele Ghisellini

We fit the (quasi-)simultaneous multi-waveband spectral energy distributions (SEDs) for a sample of low-synchrotron-peaked (LSP) blazars with a one-zone leptonic model. The seed photons that predominantly come from broad line region (BLR)…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-22 Shiju Kang , Liang Chen , Qingwen Wu

This paper presents the results of a detailed timing and spectral analysis of the TeV-detected blazar 1ES 1218+304, focused on the observations performed with the different instruments onboard the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory in the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-04-22 B. Kapanadze , A. Gurchumelia , M. Aller

Blazars, a class of active galactic nuclei (AGN) powered by supermassive black holes, are known for their remarkable variability across multiple timescales and wavelengths. Despite significant advancements in our understanding of AGN…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-02-04 Gopal Bhatta , Suvas C. Chaudhary , Niraj Dhital , Tek P. Adhikari , Maksym Mohorian , Radim Pánis , Raghav Neupane , Yogesh Singh Maharjan

At the end of March 2004, the blazar S5 0716+714 underwent an optical outburst that prompted for quasi-simultaneous target-of-opportunity observations with the INTEGRAL and XMM-Newton satellites. In this paper, we report the results of the…

It is surprising to find a fact for migration in the peak positions of synchrotron spectra energy distribution component during in the activity epochs of Mrk 421, accompanying with an orphan flaring at the X-ray and GeV-TeV $\gamma$-ray…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-02-10 Y. G. Zheng , C. Y. Yang , Shi-Ju Kang , J. M. Bai

We have presented a multiwavelength temporal and spectral study of the Blazar PKS 0346-27 for the period 2019 January-2021 December (MJD 58484-59575) using data from Fermi-LAT (gamma-rays), Swift-XRT (X-rays) and Swift-UVOT (ultra-violet…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-01-25 Sushanth Reddy Kamaram , Raj Prince , Suman Pramanick , Debanjan Bose

A huge multiwavelength campaign targeting the blazar AO 0235+164 was organized by the Whole Earth Blazar Telescope (WEBT) in 2003-2005 to study the variability properties of the source. Monitoring observations were carried out at cm and mm…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 C. M. Raiteri , M. Villata , M. Kadler , M. A. Ibrahimov , O. M. Kurtanidze , V. M. Larionov

The production site and process responsible for the highly variable high-energy emission observed from blazar jets are still debated. Gravitational lenses can be used as microscopes to investigate the nature of such sources. We study the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-10-09 Sarah M. Wagner , Jeffrey D. Scargle , Greg Madejski , Andrea Gokus , Krzysztof Nalewajko , Patrick Günther , Karl Mannheim

We present an optical-to-radio study of the BL Lac object S4 0954+658 observations during 1998-2023. The measurements were obtained with the SAO RAS Zeiss-1000 1-m and AS-500/2 0.5-m telescopes in 2003-2023, with the RATAN-600 radio…

The common observations of multiple radio VLBI stationary knots in high-frequency-peaked BL Lacs (HBLs) can be interpreted as multiple recollimation shocks accelerating particles along jets. This approach can resolve the so-called "bulk…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-05-29 Olivier Hervet , David A. Williams , Abraham D. Falcone , Amanpreet Kaur

We have studied the rapid X-ray variability of three extragalactic TeV gamma-ray sources; Mrk 421, Mrk 501 and PKS 2155-304. Analyzing the X-ray light curves obtained from ASCA and/or RXTE observations between 1993 and 1998, we have…

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