Log-parabolic spectra and particle acceleration in the BL Lac object Mkn 421: Spectral analysis of the complete BeppoSAX wide band X-ray data set

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 413, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 489-503

  Massaro, E ^a,b   Perri, M ^a,c   Giommi, P ^c   Nesci, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c ESA ESRIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Galaxies: active; Galaxies: BL lacertae objects: individual: Mkn 421; Radiation mechanisms: non thermal; X rays: galaxies

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ASTROPHYSICS; ELECTRONS; PROBABILITY; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; SYNCHROTRONS; X RAYS;

ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI; INVERSE COMPTON SCATTERING; PARTICLE ACCELERATION; SPECTRAL ENERGY DISTRIBUTION;

GALAXIES;

EID: 0346655436     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20031558     Document Type: Article

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