The high energy spectrum of 3C 273

2015/02/20 by V. Esposito, R. Walter, P. Jean +4 · 1 citation
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Component (thermodynamics) #Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution #Electron #Emission spectrum #Energy (signal processing) #Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #Lorentz factor #Observatory #On board #Spectral line #astro-ph.HE

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201424644

published as A&A 576, A122 (2015) · 11 pages, 9 figures

openalex publication_date 2015/02/20 · arxiv created 2015/03/10 · arxiv updated 2015/04/22 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Aims. The high energy spectrum of 3C 273 is usually understood in terms of inverse-Compton emission in a relativistic leptonic jet. This model predicts variability patterns and delays that could be tested with simultaneous observations from the radio to the GeV range.

Citations

• 30 years of multi-wavelength observations of 3C 273
• Theory of extragalactic radio sources
• Fermi Large Area Telescope Second Source Catalog

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• Origin of X-rays in the low state of the FSRQ 3C 273: evidence of inverse Compton emission

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