Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Scientific paper
2010-07-01
In "Fermi Meets Jansky - AGN in Radio and Gamma-Rays", Eds.: Savolainen, T., Ros, E., Porcas, R. W., and Zensus, J. A., p. 65
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Invited Review at "Fermi Meets Jansky - AGN in Radio and Gamma-Rays", Bonn, Germany, June 21 - 23, 2010
Scientific paper
In the 1990s a comparison of sparse EGRET measurements with single-dish flux density monitoring from the Metsahovi and UMRAO programs established a temporal connection between the onset of flaring at radio band and the occurrence of gamma-ray activity. Correlations between the emergence of new VLBI components from the core, flares in linearly polarized radio flux, and gamma-ray activity in bright EGRET-detected blazars supported a picture in which the gamma-ray and the radio band emission arises in the same shocked region of the jet, with the high energy emission produced via inverse Compton scattering by the synchrotron-emitting electrons in the jet. Quantitative tests of this scenario, however, were hampered by insufficient temporal sampling of the data and the simple nature of the models adopted. The extensive data from Fermi coupled with the wealth of well-sampled radio band data from old as well as new programs such as the F-GAMMA project now permit statistical studies for large numbers of sources, including weak HBLs, and detailed analyses of individual highly-active class members. I summarize progress in understanding the origin of the gamma-ray emission using these new measurements. I focus on three areas: attempts to isolate the physical site of the high energy emission using time delay information; investigation of the emission process using the characteristics of the variability; and quantitative tests of the shock model picture using high-time-sampled multifrequency linear polarization data, VLBP imaging, and new models of propagating oblique relativistic shocks incorporating detailed radiative transfer calculations.
Aller Hugh D.
Aller Margo F.
Hughes Philip A.
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