PROBES OF THE INNER JETS OF BLAZARS

被引:38
作者
MARSCHER, AP
机构
[1] Department of Astronomy, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215
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10.1073/pnas.92.25.11439
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
I review models for the ''inner jet'' in blazars, the section that connects the central engine with the radio jet. I discuss how the structure and physics of the inner jet can be explored using millimeter-wave VLBI (very-long-baseline radio interferometry) as well as multiwaveband observations of blazars. Flares at radio to gamma-ray frequencies should exhibit time delays at different wavebands that can test models for both the high-energy emission mechanisms and the nature of the inner jet in blazars.
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页码:11439 / 11441
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