Variation of the γγ opacity by the Heii Lyman continuum constrains the location of the γ-ray emission region in the blazar 3C454.3

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters

Volumn 417, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Stern, Boris E ^a,b   Poutanen, Juri ^c  

^a INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

^b LEBEDEV PHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Black hole physics; Galaxies: active; Galaxies: jets; Gamma rays: general; Quasars: emission lines; Quasars: individual: 3C454.3

Indexed keywords

EID: 84055192380     PISSN: 17453933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-3933.2011.01107.x     Document Type: Article

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