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We study the correlation between gamma-ray and radio band radiation for 123 blazars, using the Fermi-LAT first source catalog (1FGL) and the RATAN-600 data obtained at the same period of time (within a few months). We found an apparent…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-20 T. Mufakharov , M. Mingaliev , Yu. Sotnikova , Ya. Naiden , A. Erkenov

The Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) has detected more than 5000 gamma-ray sources in its first 8 years of operation. More than 3000 of them are blazars. About 60 per cent of the Fermi-LAT blazars are classified as BL Lacertae objects (BL…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-06-22 Miloš Kovačević , Graziano Chiaro , Sara Cutini , Gino Tosti

Context. Blazars are a distinct subclass of active galactic nuclei (AGN), known for their fast variability, high polarization, and intense emission across the electromagnetic spectrum, from radio waves to gamma rays. Gamma-ray blazar…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-01-08 N. Álvarez Crespo , A. Domínguez , V. S. Paliya , M. Chamorro Cazorla , P. Sánchez Blázquez , A. Gil de Paz

Multi-Messenger observations and theory of astrophysical objects is fast becoming a critical research area in the astrophysics scientific community. In particular, point-like objects like that of BL Lac, flat spectrum radio quasars (FSRQ),…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-05-24 Ronald Gamble , Jordan Forman , Amethyst Barnes , Gokul Srinivasaragavan , Isiah Holt , Marvin Jones

We have undertaken a survey for blazars by correlating the ROSAT WGACAT database with publicly available radio catalogs, restricting our candidate list to serendipitous flat-spectrum sources (alpha_r <= 0.7). We discuss here our survey…

The parsec-scale radio properties of blazars detected by the Large Area Telescope (LAT) on board the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have been investigated using observations with the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA). Comparisons between LAT…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2012-05-04 J. D. Linford , G. B. Taylor , R. W. Romani , J. F. Helmboldt , A. C. S. Readhead , R. Reeves , J. L. Richards

We present $\gamma$-ray, X-ray, ultraviolet, optical, and near-infrared light curves of 33 $\gamma$-ray bright blazars over four years that we have been monitoring since 2008 August with multiple optical, ground-based telescopes and the…

We present long term optical and near infrared flux variability analysis of 37 blazars detected in the $\gamma$-ray band by the {\it Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope}. Among them, 30 are flat spectrum radio quasars (FSRQs) and 7 are BL Lac…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-08-28 P. Z. Safna , C. S. Stalin , Suvendu Rakshit , Blesson Mathew

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

The high-luminosity blazar OQ 334 is a leading exponent of the intriguing rare phenomenon of alternating between a flat-spectrum radio quasar (FSRQ) and a BL Lac (BLL) states. Its two optical continuum outbursts observed during the $\sim$…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-05-23 Krishan Chand , Gopal-Krishna

Statistical analyses are invaluable methods used to understand intrinsic emission processes and the unification of extragalactic radio sources. In this paper, we collected radio, X-ray and {\gamma}-ray data of blazars from the Fermi-LAT and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-12-08 E. U. Iyida , I. O. Eya , F. C. Odo

We examine the constraints on the luminosity-dependent density evolution model for the evolution of blazars given the observed spectrum of the diffuse gamma-ray background (DGRB), blazar source-count distribution, and the blazar spectral…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-03-17 Kevork N. Abazajian , Steve Blanchet , J. Patrick Harding

We have undertaken a survey of archived, pointed ROSAT PSPC data for blazars by correlating the ROSAT WGACAT database with several publicly available radio catalogs, restricting our candidate list to serendipitous flat radio spectrum…

We present the first measurement of the projected correlation function of 485 gamma-ray selected Blazars, divided in 175 BLLacertae (BL Lacs) and 310 Flat Spectrum Radio Quasars (FSRQs) detected in the 2-year all-sky survey by Fermi-Large…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-23 Viola Allevato , Alexis Finoguenov , Nico Cappelluti

The recently published fourth Fermi Large Area Telescope source catalog (4FGL) reports 5065 gamma-ray sources in terms of direct observational gamma-ray properties. Among the sources, the largest population is the Active Galactic Nuclei…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-01-08 Shi-Ju Kang , Enze Li , Wujing Ou , Kerui Zhu , Jun-Hui Fan , Qingwen Wu , Yue Yin

We present simultaneous Planck, Swift, Fermi, and ground-based data for 105 blazars belonging to three samples with flux limits in the soft X-ray, hard X-ray, and gamma-ray bands. Our unique data set has allowed us to demonstrate that the…

ROSAT observations of a large sample of bright gamma-ray (E > 100 MeV) blazars are presented. Results of a detailed spectral analysis in the soft $\sim$ 0.1-2.0 keV energy range are discussed in relation to the overall energy distribution…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 A. Comastri , G. Fossati , G. Ghisellini , S. Molendi

Blazars are a sub-population of quasars whose jets are nearly aligned with the line-of-sight, which tend to exhibit multi-wavelength variability on a variety of timescales. Quasi-periodic variability on year-like timescales has been…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-09-05 A. Miguel Holgado , Alberto Sesana , Angela Sandrinelli , Stefano Covino , Aldo Treves , Xin Liu , Paul Ricker

A large sample of known and likely gamma-ray blazars has been monitored twice per week since late 2007 at 15 GHz with the Owens Valley Radio Observatory (OVRO) 40-meter Telescope. The sample contains about 1700 sources, including the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2012-05-03 W. Max-Moerbeck , J. L. Richards , V. Pavlidou , T. Hovatta , O. G. King , T. J. Pearson , A. C. S. Readhead , R. Reeves , M. C. Shepherd

Blazars are highly variable sources over timescales that can be as low as minutes. This is the case of the High Energy Peaked BL Lac (HBL) objects showing strong variability in X-rays, which highly correlate with that of the TeV emission.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-17 I. Donnarumma , A. Tramacere , S. Turriziani , L. Costamante , R. Campana , A. De Rosa , E. Bozzo