Implications of variability patterns observed in TeV blazars on the structure of the inner jet

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 584, Issue 1 I, 2003, Pages 153-163

  Tanihata, Chiharu ^a,b   Takahashi, Tadayuki ^a,b   Kataoka, Jun ^c   Madejski, Greg M ^d  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

BL Lacertae objects: individual (Markarian 421, Markarian 501, PKS 2155 304); Galaxies: active; Radiation mechanisms: nonthermal; X rays: galaxies

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042883926     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/345522     Document Type: Article

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