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By means of three-dimensional hydrodynamic simulations with a Eulerian PPM code we investigate the formation and the properties of the accretion torus around the stellar mass black hole which originates from the merging of two neutron…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 M. Ruffert , H. -Th. Janka

Two-temperature spherical accretion flows produce $\approx 100$ Mev gamma-rays from the decay of neutral pions created in proton-proton collisions close to the black hole; they also produce $\sim 10$ keV X-rays by bremsstrahlung emission at…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Eliot Quataert , Andrei Gruzinov

We present a catalog of central engine properties, i.e., black hole mass (mbh) and accretion luminosity (ld), for a sample of 1077 blazars detected with the Fermi~Large Area Telescope. This includes broad emission line systems and blazars…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-04-07 Vaidehi S. Paliya , A. Domínguez , M. Ajello , A. Olmo-García , D. Hartmann

We determine some basic properties of stars that produce spectacular gamma-ray bursts at the end of their life. We assume that accretion of the outer portion of the stellar core by a central black hole fuels the prompt emission, and that…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Pawan Kumar , Ramesh Narayan , Jarrett L. Johnson

The \gamma-ray loud blazars (flat spectrum radio quasars--FSRQs and BL Lacertae objects-BLs) are very bright in the \gamma-ray bands, which is perhaps associated with a beaming effect. Therefore, one can expect that the \gamma-ray…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-11 J. H. Fan , J. H. Yang , J. Y. Zhang , T. X. Hua , Y. Liu , Y. P. Qin , Y. Huang

The X-ray, Ultraviolet, Optical emission from radio-quiet AGNs, black hole binaries, and other compact sources, in general, follow a lognormal flux distribution, a linear rms-flux relation, and a (broken) power-law power spectral densities…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-03-04 Pankaj Kushwaha , Atreyee Sinha , Ranjeev Misra , K. P. Singh , E. M. de Gouveia Dal Pino

We investigate the shadow, timelike geodesic structure, radiation properties of thin accretion disks, and optical appearance of a static spherically symmetric regular black hole, constructed based on the Dehnen-type density profile. Using…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-04-24 Tianyou Ren , Jing-Ya Zhao , Xiaomei Liu , Rong-Jia Yang

The Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope observations of blazars show a strong correlation between the spectral index of their gamma-ray spectra and their synchrotron peak frequency $\nu_{\rm{pk}}^{\rm{syn}}$; additionally, the rate of Compton…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-10-17 Stella Boula , Demosthenes Kazanas , Apostolos Mastichiadis

We suggest that an extreme Kerr black hole with a mass $\sim 10^6M_\odot$, a dimensionless angular momentum $A\sim 1$ and a marginal stable orbital radius $r_{ms}\sim 3r_s\sim 10^{12}M_6 cm$ located in a normal galaxy, may produced a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 K. S. Cheng , Y. Lu

We study the $\gamma$-ray emission properties of pulsars by using a new self-consistent outer gap model. The outer gap can exist in pulsars with age over million years old if the effect of magnetic inclination angle as well as the average…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 K. S. Cheng , L. Zhang , P. Leung , Z. J. Jiang

We use a simple two-layer outer gap model, whose accelerator consists of a primary region and a screening region, to discuss $\gamma$-ray spectrum of mature pulsars detected by $Fermi$. By solving the Poisson equation with an assumed simple…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-19 Y. Wang , J. Takata , K. S. Cheng

We investigate the Fermi LAT gamma-ray and 15 GHz VLBA radio properties of a joint gamma-ray- and radio-selected sample of AGNs obtained during the first 11 months of the Fermi mission (2008 Aug 4 - 2009 Jul 5). Our sample contains the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-15 M. L. Lister , M. Aller , H. Aller , T. Hovatta , K. I. Kellermann , Y. Y. Kovalev , E. T. Meyer , A. B. Pushkarev , E. Ros , M. Ackermann , E. Antolini , L. Baldini , J. Ballet , G. Barbiellini , D. Bastieri , K. Bechtol , R. Bellazzini , B. Berenji , R. D. Blandford , E. D. Bloom , M. Boeck , E. Bonamente , A. W. Borgland , J. Bregeon , M. Brigida , P. Bruel , R. Buehler , S. Buson , G. A. Caliandro , R. A. Cameron , P. A. Caraveo , J. M. Casandjian , E. Cavazzuti , C. Cecchi , C. S. Chang , E. Charles , A. Chekhtman , C. C. Cheung , J. Chiang , S. Ciprini , R. Claus , J. Cohen-Tanugi , J. Conrad , S. Cutini , F. de Palma , C. D. Dermer , E. do Couto e Silva , P. S. Drell , A. Drlica-Wagner , C. Favuzzi , S. J. Fegan , E. C. Ferrara , J. Finke , W. B. Focke , P. Fortin , Y. Fukazawa , P. Fusco , F. Gargano , D. Gasparrini , N. Gehrels , S. Germani , N. Giglietto , F. Giordano , M. Giroletti , T. Glanzman , G. Godfrey , I. A. Grenier , S. Guiriec , D. Hadasch , M. Hayashida , E. Hays , D. Horan , R. E. Hughes , G. Jóhannesson , A. S. Johnson , M. Kadler , H. Katagiri , J. Kataoka , J. Knödlseder , M. Kuss , J. Lande , F. Longo , F. Loparco , B. Lott , M. N. Lovellette , P. Lubrano , G. M. Madejski , M. N. Mazziotta , W. McConville , J. E. McEnery , J. Mehault , P. F. Michelson , T. Mizuno , C. Monte , M. E. Monzani , A. Morselli , I. V. Moskalenko , S. Murgia , M. Naumann-Godo , S. Nishino , P. L. Nolan , J. P. Norris , E. Nuss , M. Ohno , T. Ohsugi , A. Okumura , N. Omodei , E. Orlando , M. Ozaki , D. Paneque , D. Parent , M. Pesce-Rollins , M. Pierbattista , F. Piron , G. Pivato , S. Rainò , A. Readhead , A. Reimer , O. Reimer , J. L. Richards , S. Ritz , H. F. -W. Sadrozinski , C. Sgrò , M. S. Shaw , E. J. Siskind , G. Spandre , P. Spinelli , H. Takahashi , T. Tanaka , J. G. Thayer , J. B. Thayer , D. J. Thompson , G. Tosti , A. Tramacere , E. Troja , T. L. Usher , J. Vandenbroucke , V. Vasileiou , G. Vianello , V. Vitale , A. P. Waite , P. Wang , B. L. Winer , K. S. Wood , S. Zimmer

Recent population studies have shown that the variability Doppler factors can adequately describe blazars as a population. We use the flux density variations found within the extensive radio multi-wavelength datasets of the F-GAMMA program,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-02-22 I. Liodakis , N. Marchili , E. Angelakis , L. Fuhrmann , I. Nestoras , I. Myserlis , V. Karamanavis , T. P. Krichbaum , A. Sievers , H. Ungerechts , J. A. Zensus

The radio properties of blazars detected by the Large Area Telescope (LAT) on board the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have been observed as part of the VLBA Imaging and Polarimetry Survey (VIPS). This large, flux-limited sample of active…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 J. D. Linford , G. B. Taylor , R. Romani , S. E. Healey , J. F. Helmboldt , A. C. S. Readhead , R. Reeves , J. Richards , G. Cotter

Black holes with masses below approximately $10^{15}$ g are expected to emit gamma rays with energies above a few tens of MeV, which can be detected by the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT). Although black holes with these masses cannot be…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-02-02 LAT Collaboration

We study the general physical properties of Fermi blazars using the Fermi fourth source catalog data (4FGL-DR2). The quasi-simultaneous multiwavelength data of Fermi blazar are fitted by using the one-zone leptonic model to obtain some…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-07-03 Yongyun Chen , Qiusheng Gu , Junhui Fan , Xiaoling Yu , Xiaogu Zhong , Hongyu Liu , Nan Ding , Dingrong Xiong , Xiaotong Guo

We have assembled a sample of 37 RLQs that have been imaged with the HST in order to investigate their black hole masses, accretion rates, and the structure of their accretion disks. The black hole masses were estimated from the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Jian-Min Wang , Luis C. Ho , Ruediger Staubert

We study the relation between the mass accretion rate, the jet power, and the black hole mass of blazars. To this aim, we make use of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) and the 11 months catalog of blazars detected at energies larger than…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2012-05-18 T. Sbarrato , G. Ghisellini , L. Maraschi , M. Colpi

We present the optical light curve for the gamma-ray blazar PKS 1510-089 with a significant variability of 2.0 mag within about 41 minutes in the R band which is the most violently rapid variability detected in our optical monitoring…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 B. Z. Dai , G. Z. Xie , Z. J. Jiang , D. C. Mei

Observations of Galactic black hole sources are traditionally done in the classical X-ray range (2 -- 10 keV) due to sensitivity constraints. Most of the accretion power, however, is radiated above 10 keV and the study of these sources in…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-10-02 A. R. Rao