A Suzaku X-ray study of the particle acceleration processes in the relativistic jet of blazar Mrk 421

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 722, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 358-366

  Garson III, Alfred B ^a   Baring, Matthew G ^b   Krawczynski, Henric ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceleration of particles; BL Lacertae objects: Individual (Mrk 421); Galaxies: Jets; X rays: Galaxies

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149295158     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/722/1/358     Document Type: Article

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