2001/07/20 by Greg Madejski, G. M. Madejski, M. Sikora +6
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #FOS: Physical sciences #Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics #Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0107393
To appear in the Proceedings of MAXI Workshop on AGN Variability, 10-11 March 2001, Nikko, Japan (4 pages, 3 figures)
arxiv created 2001/07/20 · openalex publication_date 2001/07/20 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The EGRET instrument onboard of CGRO detected a number of gamma-ray flares from blazars, and it is expected that GLAST, to be launched in 2006, should detect many more such flares. These flares should be preceded by X-ray precursors, and the MAXI All-Sky Monitor, to be deployed around the time of launch of GLAST, is likely to detect such precursors. This paper highlights the interesting new insights into the structure of jets in blazars that may result from simultaneous X-ray and gamma-ray observations. In particular, it addresses the expected temporal relationship between the precursors and flares, and the expected luminosities of the precursors.