Spectral energy distributions of 3C 279 revisited: BeppoSAX observations and variability models

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 567, Issue 1 I, 2002, Pages 50-57

  Ballo, L ^a   Maraschi, L ^a   Tavecchio, F ^a   Celotti, A ^b   Fossati, G ^c   Ghisellini, G ^a   Pian, E ^d   Raiteri, C M ^e   Tagliaferri, G ^a   Treves, A ^f   Urry, C M ^g   Villata, M ^e  

^a INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BRERA   (Italy)

^b SISSA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI TRIESTE   (Italy)

^e OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^g YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Quasars: general; Quasars: individual (3C 279); Radiation mechanisms: nonthermal; X rays: galaxies

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010321756     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/338387     Document Type: Article

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