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Very high energy gamma-rays from flat spectrum radio quasars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 March 2015

Elina Lindfors
Elina Lindfors*
Affiliation:
Tuorla Observatory, University of Turku, Finland email: elilin@utu.fi
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Abstract

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The detection of Flat Spectrum Radio Quasars (FSRQs) in the Very High Energy (VHE, E>100 GeV) range is challenging, mainly because of their steep soft spectra and distance. Nevertheless four FSRQs are now known to be VHE emitters. The detection of the VHE γ-rays has challenged the emission models of these sources. The sources are also found to exhibit very different behavior. I will give an overview of what is known about the VHE emission of these sources and about the multiwavelength signatures that are connected to the VHE gamma-ray emission.

Keywords

gamma rays: observationsquasars: individual (3C 279, PKS 1510-089, PKS 1222+216)
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 10 , Issue S313: Extragalactic jets from every angle , September 2014 , pp. 27 - 32
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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2015 

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