Multi-wavelength observations of blazars and the implications on particle acceleration in jets
Abstract
It is widely recognized that the strong and variable non-thermal emission observed in blazars is due to a relativistic jet oriented at a small angle to the line of sight. In this paper, we briefly review the results from recent multi-frequency observations of blazars mainly organized with ASCA, and the advances in our outstanding of the particle acceleration in jets. We also discuss the "power balance" between the sub-pc scale jet, and 10 kpc scale jet recently discovered with Chandra.
- Publication:
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Astronomical Herald
- Pub Date:
- August 2002
- Bibcode:
- 2002AstHe..95..373K
- Keywords:
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- Blazars;
- Multi-Wavelength Observations;
- Jets