The hard vhe γ-ray emission in high-redshift tev blazars: Comptonization of cosmic microwave background radiation in an extended jet?

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 679, Issue 1 PART 2, 2008, Pages

  Böttcher, Markus ^a   Dermer, Charles D ^b   Finke, Justin D ^b,c  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NRL/NRC Research Associate   (United States)

Author keywords

BL Lacertae objects: individual (1ES 1101 232); Galaxies: active; Gamma rays: theory; Radiation mechanisms: nonthermal

Indexed keywords

EID: 60349107890     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/588780     Document Type: Article

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