Optical photometric monitoring of γ-ray loud blazars. I. Observations from November 1994 to November 1995

Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 119-138

  Villata, M ^a   Raiteri, C M ^a   Ghisellini, G ^a   De Francesco, G ^a   Bosio, S ^b   Latini, G ^b   Bucciarelli, B ^a   Chiaberge, M ^b   Chiumiento, G ^a   Cora, A ^a   Lanteri, L ^a   Lattanzi, M G ^a   Massone, G ^a   Peila, A ^b   Racioppi, F ^a   Smart, R L ^a   Scaltriti, F ^a   Anderlucci, E ^a  

^a OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gamma rays: theory; Quasars: general

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746844112     PISSN: 03650138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/aas:1997313     Document Type: Review

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