Gamma-ray emission in radio galaxies, from MeV to TeV
Abstract
Thanks to the Fermi λ-ray satellite and the current Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes, radio galaxies have arisen as a new class of high- and very-high energy emitters. The favourable orientation of their jets makes radio galaxies extremely relevant in addressing important issues such as: (i) revealing the jet structure complexity; (ii) localising the emitting region(s) of high- and very-high energy radiation; (iii) understanding the physical processes producing these photons. In this review the main results on the λ-ray emission studies of radio galaxies from the MeV to TeV regimes will be presented, and the impact of future Cherenkov Telescope Array observations will be discussed.
- Publication:
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Perseus in Sicily: From Black Hole to Cluster Outskirts
- Pub Date:
- 2020
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1809.08074
- Bibcode:
- 2020IAUS..342..158T
- Keywords:
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- radiation mechanisms: nonthermal;
- galaxies: active;
- galaxies: jets;
- galaxies: nuclei;
- Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
- E-Print:
- Proceedings of Invited Review given at the IAU Symposium 342, "Perseus in Sicily: from Black Holes To Cluster Outskirts", held in Noto, May 2018. 8 pages, 2 figures