Synoptic studies of 17 blazars detected in very high-energy γ-rays

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Volumn 385, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 119-135

  Wagner, R M ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

BL Lacertae Objects: general; Black hole physics; Galaxies: active; Galaxies: jets

Indexed keywords

BLACK HOLES; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; GALAXIES; GAMMA RAYS; GERMANIUM ALLOYS; GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS; GRAVITATION; HARDENING; OPTICAL CORRELATION; SHEARING; STARS;

BL LACERTAE OBJECTS: GENERAL; BLACK HOLE MASS; BLACK HOLE PHYSICS; BLAZARS; ENERGY; GALAXIES ACTIVE; GALAXIES JETS; RED SHIFT; SPECTRA'S; VERY HIGH ENERGIES;

LUMINANCE;

EID: 41649098646     PISSN: 00358711     EISSN: 13652966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.12850.x     Document Type: Article

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