HIGH-ENERGY GAMMA-RADIATION FROM EXTRAGALACTIC RADIO-SOURCES

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DERMER, CD
SCHLICKEISER, R
MASTICHIADIS, A
机构
[1] MAX PLANCK INST RADIOASTRON, HUGEL 69, W-5300 BONN 1, GERMANY
[2] RICE UNIV, DEPT SPACE PHYS & ASTRON, HOUSTON, TX 77251 USA
[3] MAX PLANCK INST NUCL PHYS, W-6900 HEIDELBERG 1, GERMANY
关键词
GAMMA RAYS; EXTRAGALACTIC RADIO SOURCES; INVERSE COMPTON SCATTERING; 3C273; 3C279;
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摘要
We propose that the important relationship between 3C 273 and 3C 279, the first two extragalactic sources detected at > 100 MeV energies, is their superluminal nature. In support of this conjecture, we propose a kinematic focusing mechanism, based on Compton scattering of accretion-disk photons by relativistic nonthermal electrons in the jet, that preferentially emits gamma rays in the superluminal direction.
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页码:L27 / L30
页数:4
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