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We used the data from the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope to characterise the {\gamma}-ray flux variability of blazars on month-like time scales. Our sample consists of 1120 blazars of which 481 are flat spectrum radio quasars (FSRQs) and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-02-12 Bhoomika Rajput , C. S. Stalin , Suvendu Rakshit

We present a comprehensive 20-year multiwavelength variability study of the blazar PKS 2155-304, one of the most luminous and extensively monitored high-frequency-peaked BL Lac objects in the southern hemisphere. Using Fermi-LAT…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-04-02 A. Wierzcholska , M. Zacharias

We present the results of photometric observations of three TeV blazars, 3C 66A, S5 0954+658 and BL Lacertae, during the period 2013--2017. Our extensive observations were performed in a total of 360 nights which produced $\sim$6820 image…

We present the results of concurrent X-ray and optical monitoring of the Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 79 over a period of more than five years. We find that on short to medium time-scales (days to a few tens of days) the 2-10 keV X-ray and optical…

The optical polarization plane of some blazars occasionally exhibits smooth hundred degree long rotations. Multiple theoretical models have been proposed to explain the nature of such events. A deterministic origin of these rotations,…

We study the multifrequency emission and spectral properties of the quasar 3C 279. We observed 3C 279 in very high energy (VHE, E>100GeV) gamma rays, with the MAGIC telescopes during 2011, for the first time in stereoscopic mode. We combine…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-16 J. Aleksić , S. Ansoldi , L. A. Antonelli , P. Antoranz , A. Babic , P. Bangale , U. Barres de Almeida , J. A. Barrio , J. Becerra González , W. Bednarek , K. Berger , E. Bernardini , A. Biland , O. Blanch , R. K. Bock , S. Bonnefoy , G. Bonnoli , F. Borracci , T. Bretz , E. Carmona , A. Carosi , D. Carreto Fidalgo , P. Colin , E. Colombo , J. L. Contreras , J. Cortina , S. Covino , P. Da Vela , F. Dazzi , A. De Angelis , G. De Caneva , B. De Lotto , C. Delgado Mendez , M. Doert , A. Domínguez , D. Dominis Prester , D. Dorner , M. Doro , S. Einecke , D. Eisenacher , D. Elsaesser , E. Farina , D. Ferenc , M. V. Fonseca , L. Font , K. Frantzen , C. Fruck , R. J. García López , M. Garczarczyk , D. Garrido Terrats , M. Gaug , G. Giavitto , N. Godinović , A. González Muñoz , S. R. Gozzini , D. Hadasch , A. Herrero , D. Hildebrand , J. Hose , D. Hrupec , W. Idec , V. Kadenius , H. Kellermann , M. L. Knoetig , K. Kodani , Y. Konno , J. Krause , H. Kubo , J. Kushida , A. La Barbera , D. Lelas , N. Lewandowska , E. Lindfors , S. Lombardi , M. López , R. López-Coto , A. López-Oramas , E. Lorenz , I. Lozano , M. Makariev , K. Mallot , G. Maneva , N. Mankuzhiyil , K. Mannheim , L. Maraschi , B. Marcote , M. Mariotti , M. Martínez , D. Mazin , U. Menzel , M. Meucci , J. M. Miranda , R. Mirzoyan , A. Moralejo , P. Munar-Adrover , D. Nakajima , A. Niedzwiecki , K. Nilsson , K. Nishijima , N. Nowak , R. Orito , A. Overkemping , S. Paiano , M. Palatiello , D. Paneque , R. Paoletti , J. M. Paredes , X. Paredes-Fortuny , S. Partini , M. Persic , F. Prada , P. G. Prada Moroni , E. Prandini , S. Preziuso , I. Puljak , R. Reinthal , W. Rhode , M. Ribó , J. Rico , J. Rodriguez Garcia , S. Rügamer , A. Saggion , T. Saito , K. Saito , M. Salvati , K. Satalecka , V. Scalzotto , V. Scapin , C. Schultz , T. Schweizer , S. N. Shore , A. Sillanpää , J. Sitarek , I. Snidaric , D. Sobczynska , F. Spanier , V. Stamatescu , A. Stamerra , T. Steinbring , J. Storz , S. Sun , T. Surić , L. Takalo , H. Takami , F. Tavecchio , P. Temnikov , T. Terzić , D. Tescaro , M. Teshima , J. Thaele , O. Tibolla , D. F. Torres , T. Toyama , A. Treves , P. Vogler , R. M. Wagner , F. Zandanel , R. Zanin , A. Berdyugin , T. Vornanen , A. Lähteenmäki , J. Tammi , M. Tornikoski , T. Hovatta , W. Max-Moerbeck , A. Readhead , J. Richards , M. Hayashida , D. A. Sanchez , A. Marscher , S. Jorstad

Bright and fast gamma-ray flares with hard spectra have been recently detected from the blazar 3C 279, with apparent GeV luminosities up to $10^{49}$ erg/s. The source is observed to flicker on timescales of minutes with no comparable…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-07-26 V. Vittorini , M. Tavani , A. Cavaliere

In order to determine the location of the gamma-ray emission site in blazars, we investigate the time-domain relationship between their radio and gamma-ray emission. Light-curves for the brightest detected blazars from the first 3 years of…

In the early days of April 2010, the blazar 3C 454.3 (z=0.859) underwent a strong gamma-ray outburst, reaching fluxes (E > 100 MeV) in excess of 10^-5 ph cm^-2 s^-1. The Fermi Gamma ray Space Telescope performed a 200 ks long pointed…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-18 L. Foschini , G. Tagliaferri , G. Ghisellini , G. Ghirlanda , F. Tavecchio , G. Bonnoli

We carried out a multiwavelength cross-correlation analysis of a sample of 16 blazars detected by Fermi/LAT. The purpose is to investigate if there exists correlations between the distinct bands we analyze in this work. We searched for…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-04-19 V. Patiño-Álvarez , A. Carramiñana , L. Carrasco , V. Chavushyan

We present the results from a long term X-ray analysis of Mrk 279 during the period 2018-2020. We use data from multiple missions - AstroSat, NuSTAR and XMM-Newton, for the purpose. The X-ray spectrum can be modelled as a double…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-05-15 K. Akhila , Ranjeev Misra , Savithri H. Ezhikode , K. Jeena

We present radio-to-optical data taken by the WEBT, supplemented by VLBA and RXTE observations, of 3C 279. Our goal is to use this extensive database to draw inferences regarding the physics of the relativistic jet. We assemble…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 V. M. Larionov , S. G. Jorstad , A. P. Marscher , C. M. Raiteri , M. Villata

We perform a blind search for the variability of the gamma-ray sky in the energy range E>1 GeV using 308 weeks of the Fermi-LAT data. We use the technique based on the comparison of the weekly photon counts and exposures in sky pixels by…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-12-22 M. S. Pshirkov , G. I. Rubtsov

The optical (BVRI) and radio (8.4 GHz) light curves of S5 1803+784 on a time span of nearly 6 years are presented and discussed. The optical light curve showed an overall variation greater than 3 mag, and the largest changes occured in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 R. Nesci , E. Massaro , M. Maesano , F. Montagni , S. Sclavi , T. Venturi , D. Dallacasa , F. D'Alessio

We conducted a detailed long-term spectral and temporal study of flat spectrum radio quasar 4C +01.02, by using the multi-wavelength observations from Fermi-LAT, Swift-XRT, and Swift-UVOT. The $2$-day bin $\gamma$-ray lightcurve in the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-06-22 Malik Zahoor , Shah Zahir , Sunder Sahayanathan , Naseer Iqbal , Aaqib Manzoor

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

We reported the result of long term optical variability of the blazar 4C 29.45 (QSO 1156+295, Ton 599), carried out optical photometric observations in Johnson V, Cousins RI passbands during April 1997 to March 2002 using the 1.56 meter…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 J. H. Fan , J. Tao , B. C. Qian , A. C. Gupta , Y. Liu , Y. H. Yuan , J. H. Yang , H. G. Wang , Y. Huang

Blazars are strongly variable sources that occasionally show spectacular flares visible in various energy bands. These flares are often, but not always, correlated. In a number of cases the peaks of optical flares are found to be somewhat…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-11 Mateusz Janiak , Marek Sikora , Krzysztof Nalewajko , Rafał Moderski , Greg M. Madejski

About twenty years of radio observations in five bands (from 4.8 to 37 GHz) of the BL Lac object GC 0109+224 (S2 0109+22, RGB J0112+227), are presented and analysed together with the optical data. Over the past ten years this blazar has…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-16 Stefano Ciprini , Gino Tosti , Harri Teräsranta , Hugh D. Aller

Context. 3C 454.3 is a very active flat spectrum radio quasar (blazar) that has undergone a recent outburst in all observed bands, including the optical. Aims. In this work we explore the short-term optical variability of 3C 454.3 during…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-27 R. Bachev , E. Semkov , A. Strigachev , B. Mihov , A. C. Gupta , S. Peneva , E. Ovcharov , A. Valcheva , A. Lalova