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Scientific paper
Feb 2011
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011iaus..275..155h&link_type=abstract
Jets at all Scales, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium, Volume 275, p. 155-159
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Galaxies: Jets, Quasars: Individual (3C 279), Gamma Rays: Observations, X-Rays: Galaxies, Polarization
Scientific paper
Strong and variable radiation detected over all accessible energy bands in blazar arises from a relativistic, Doppler-boosted jet pointing close to our line of sight. Flat Spectrum Radio Quasar 3C 279 was one of the brightest γ-ray blazars in the sky at the time of the discovery with EGRET. Since the successful launch of the Fermi Gamma-ray Space telescope in 2008, we have organized extensive multi-band observational campaign of 3C 279 from radio to γ-ray bands, also including optical polarimetric observations. The uninterrupted monitoring in the γ-ray band by Fermi-LAT together with the multi-band data provide us with new insights of the relativistic jet of blazar. Here, we present the results of the first-year multi-band campaign of 3C 279 including the discovery of a γ-ray flare event associated with a dramatic change of the optical polarization - as well as a discovery of an ``orphan'' X-ray flare, unassociated with prominent outbursts in other bands.
Hayashida Masaaki
Madejski
Madejski Greg
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