Rapid TeV variability in blazars as a result of jet-star interaction

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 749, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Barkov, M V ^a,b   Aharonian, F A ^a,c   Bogovalov, S V ^d   Kelner, S R ^a,d   Khangulyan, D ^e  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

^b Space Research Institute RAS ^*  (Russian Federation)

^c DUBLIN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Ireland)

^d NATIONAL RESEARCH NUCLEAR UNIVERSITY MEPHI   (Russian Federation)

^e JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

BL Lacertae objects: individual (PKS 2155 304); galaxies: jets; gamma rays: galaxies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859331622     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/749/2/119     Document Type: Article

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