Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2001-09-26
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
12 pages, 3 tables and 1 figure, in press on A&A
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20011232
In this paper we present the results of a 4-year (1996 - 1999) radio flux density monitoring program for a sample of X- and $\gamma$-ray loud blazars. Our program started in January 1996 and was carried out on monthly basis at the frequencies of 5 GHz and 8.4 GHz with the 32-m antennas located in Medicina (Bologna, Italy) and Noto (Siracusa, Italy). 22 GHz data collected in Medicina from January 1996 to June 1997 will also be presented. The sample of selected sources comprises most radio loud blazars with $\delta \ge -10^{\circ}$ characterised by emission in the X- and $\gamma$-ray regimes, and target sources for the BeppoSAX X-ray mission. All sources in the sample, except J1653+397 (MKN 501), are variable during the four years of our monitoring program. We classified the type of variability in each source by means of a structure function analysis. We also computed th$\alpha_{5}^{8.4}$ for all epochs with nearly simultaneous observations ate spectral index and found that $\alpha_{5}^{8.4}$ starts flattening at the very beginning o f a radio flare, or flux density increase.
Bondi Marco
Dallacasa Daniele
Fanti Roberto
Gregorini Loretta
Mantovani Fabio
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