Multiwavelength observations of a dramatic high-energy flare in the blazar 3C 279

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 497, Issue 1 PART I, 1998, Pages 178-187

  Wehrle, A E ^a   Pian, E ^b   Urry, C M ^c   Maraschi, L ^d   Mchardy, I M ^e   Lawson, A J ^d   Ghisellini, G ^f   Hartman, R C ^g   Madejski, G M ^h   Makino, F ⁱ   Marscher, A P ^j   Wagner, S J ^k   Webb, J R ^l   Aldering, G S ^m   Aller, M F ⁿ   Aller, H D ^o   Backman, D E ^p   Balonek, T J ^q   Boltwood, P ^r   Bonnell, J ^s   Caplinger, J ^t   Celotti, A ^b   Collmar, W ^c   Dalton, J ^e   Drucker, A ^d   Falomo, R ^f   Fichtel, C E ^g   Freudling, W ^h   Gear, W K ^j   Gonzalez Perez, N ^a   Hall, P ^a   Inoue, H ^a   Johnson, W N ^d   Kazanas, D ^d   Kidger, M R ^a   Kii, T ^a   Kollgaard, R I ^a   Kondo, Y ^a,b   Kurfess, J ^a,b   Lin, Y C ^h   Mccollum, B ^a   Mcnaron Brown, K ^a,b,c   Nagase, F ^a,b,c,d   Nair, A D ^a   Penton, S ^a   Pesce, J E ^a   Pohl, M ^a   Raiteri, C M ^a   Renda, M ^a   Robson, E I ^a   Sambruna, R M ^a   Schirmer, A F ^a   Shrader, C ^a   Sikora, M ^a   Sillanpaa A ^a   Smith, P S ^a,b   Stevens, J A ^a   Stocke, J ^a   Takalo, L O ^a   Terasranta H ^a   Thompson, D J ^a   Thompson, R ^a   Tornikoski, M ^a   Tosti, G ^a,b   Treves, A ^a,b   Turcotte, P ^a,b   Unwin, S C ^a,b   Valtaoja, E ^a,b   Villata, M ^a,b   Xu, W ^a,b   Yamashita, A ^a   Zook, A ^a   more..

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b STScI   (United States)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BRERA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^f NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^g JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^h Boston University   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITÄT HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^j FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^k NATIONAL OPTICAL ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^l University of Minnesota   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

ⁿ FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE   (United States)

^o Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

^p SISSA/ISAS ^*  (Canada)

^q SISSA   (Italy)

^r MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^s INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI PADOVA   (Italy)

^t NONE   (Germany)

more..

Author keywords

Galaxies: photometry; Gamma rays: observations; Quasars: individual (3C 279); Radiation mechanisms: nonthermal

Indexed keywords

EID: 4243425244     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/305461     Document Type: Article

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