Learning About Jets From Observations of Blazars

Conference · Wed May 30 00:00:00 EDT 2007 · Submitted to ASP Conf.Ser.

OSTI ID:908219

Sikora, Marek; Madejski, Greg

Jets, paving their way outward through the inner regions of active nuclei, Compton-interact with the UV radiation from an accretion disc and broad emission line region. We calculate the predicted properties of the resulting spectral signatures of this bulk-Compton process, noting that they are independent on the fractional proton content or kinetic power of the jet, and use the presence or absence of such signatures to put constraints on the structure of jets near their bases.

• Research Organization: SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76SF00515
• OSTI ID: 908219
• Report Number(s): SLAC-PUB-12537; astro-ph/0211587; TRN: US0703652
• Journal Information: Submitted to ASP Conf.Ser., Conference: To appear in the proceedings of Active Galactic Nuclei: From Central Engine to Host Galaxy, Meudon, France, 23-27 Jul 2002
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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GALAXY NUCLEI
GALAXIES
STARS
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