A multifrequency analysis of radio variability of blazars

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 419, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 485-500

  Ciaramella, A ^a,g   Bongardo, C ^b   Aller, H D ^c   Aller, M F ^c   De Zotti, G ^b   Lahteenmaki A ^d   Longo, G ^e,f   Milano, L ^e,f   Tagliaferri, R ^a,g   Terasranta H ^d   Tornikoski, M ^d   Urpo, S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^f INFN SEZIONE DI NAPOLI   (Italy)

^g INFM   (Italy)

Author keywords

Galaxies: active; Galaxies: BL Lacertae objects: general; Methods: statistical; Radiation mechanisms: non thermal; Radio continuum: general

Indexed keywords

LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; PHOTONS; RADIATION; RADIO TELESCOPES; TIME VARYING SYSTEMS;

BL LACERTAE OBJECTS; GENERAL-GALAXIES; NON-THERMAL METHODS; RADIATION MECHANISM; STATISTICAL-GALAXIES;

GALAXIES;

EID: 2542433220     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20035771     Document Type: Article

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