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Multi-frequency monitoring of γ-ray loud blazars I. Light curves and spectral energy distributions. / Bach, U.; Raiteri, C. M.; Villata, M.; Fuhrmann, L.; Buemi, C. S.; Larionov, V. M.; Leto, P.; Arkharov, G. A.A.; Coloma, J. M.; Di Paola, A.; Dolci, M.; Efimova, N.; Forné, E.; Ibrahimov, M. A.; Hagen-Thorn, V.; Konstantinova, T.; Kopatskaya, E.; Lanteri, L.; Kurtanidze, O. M.; Maccaferri, G.; Nikolashvili, M. G.; Orlati, A.; Ros, J. A.; Tosti, G.; Trigilio, C.; Umana, G.

In: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Vol. 464, No. 1, 03.2007, p. 175-186.

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Bach, U, Raiteri, CM, Villata, M, Fuhrmann, L, Buemi, CS, Larionov, VM, Leto, P, Arkharov, GAA, Coloma, JM, Di Paola, A, Dolci, M, Efimova, N, Forné, E, Ibrahimov, MA, Hagen-Thorn, V, Konstantinova, T, Kopatskaya, E, Lanteri, L, Kurtanidze, OM, Maccaferri, G, Nikolashvili, MG, Orlati, A, Ros, JA, Tosti, G, Trigilio, C & Umana, G 2007, 'Multi-frequency monitoring of γ-ray loud blazars I. Light curves and spectral energy distributions', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 464, no. 1, pp. 175-186. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066561

APA

Bach, U., Raiteri, C. M., Villata, M., Fuhrmann, L., Buemi, C. S., Larionov, V. M., Leto, P., Arkharov, G. A. A., Coloma, J. M., Di Paola, A., Dolci, M., Efimova, N., Forné, E., Ibrahimov, M. A., Hagen-Thorn, V., Konstantinova, T., Kopatskaya, E., Lanteri, L., Kurtanidze, O. M., ... Umana, G. (2007). Multi-frequency monitoring of γ-ray loud blazars I. Light curves and spectral energy distributions. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 464(1), 175-186. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066561

Vancouver

Bach U, Raiteri CM, Villata M, Fuhrmann L, Buemi CS, Larionov VM et al. Multi-frequency monitoring of γ-ray loud blazars I. Light curves and spectral energy distributions. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 2007 Mar;464(1):175-186. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066561

Author

Bach, U. ; Raiteri, C. M. ; Villata, M. ; Fuhrmann, L. ; Buemi, C. S. ; Larionov, V. M. ; Leto, P. ; Arkharov, G. A.A. ; Coloma, J. M. ; Di Paola, A. ; Dolci, M. ; Efimova, N. ; Forné, E. ; Ibrahimov, M. A. ; Hagen-Thorn, V. ; Konstantinova, T. ; Kopatskaya, E. ; Lanteri, L. ; Kurtanidze, O. M. ; Maccaferri, G. ; Nikolashvili, M. G. ; Orlati, A. ; Ros, J. A. ; Tosti, G. ; Trigilio, C. ; Umana, G. / Multi-frequency monitoring of γ-ray loud blazars I. Light curves and spectral energy distributions. In: Astronomy and Astrophysics. 2007 ; Vol. 464, No. 1. pp. 175-186.

BibTeX

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title = "Multi-frequency monitoring of γ-ray loud blazars I. Light curves and spectral energy distributions",
abstract = "Context. Being dominated by non-thermal emission from aligned relativistic jets, blazars allow us to elucidate the physics of extragalactic jets, and, ultimately, how the energy is extracted from the central black hole in radio-loud active galactic nuclei. Aims. Crucial information is provided by broad-band spectral energy distributions (SEDs), their trends with luminosity and correlated multi-frequency variability. With this study we plan to obtain a database of contemporaneous radio-to-optical spectra of a sample of blazars, which are and will be observed by current and future high-energy satellites. Methods. Since December 2004 we are performing a monthly multi-frequency radio monitoring of a sample of 35 blazars at the antennas in Medicina and Noto. Contemporaneous near-IR and optical observations for all our observing epochs are organised. Results. Until June 2006 about 4000 radio measurements and 5500 near-IR and optical measurements were obtained. Most of the sources show significant variability in all observing bands. Here we present the multi-frequency data acquired during the first eighteen months of the project, and construct the SEDs for the best-sampled sources.",
keywords = "Galaxies: active, Galaxies: BL lacertae objects: general, Galaxies: jets, Galaxies: quasars: general",
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T1 - Multi-frequency monitoring of γ-ray loud blazars I. Light curves and spectral energy distributions

AU - Bach, U.

AU - Raiteri, C. M.

AU - Villata, M.

AU - Fuhrmann, L.

AU - Buemi, C. S.

AU - Larionov, V. M.

AU - Leto, P.

AU - Arkharov, G. A.A.

AU - Coloma, J. M.

AU - Di Paola, A.

AU - Dolci, M.

AU - Efimova, N.

AU - Forné, E.

AU - Ibrahimov, M. A.

AU - Hagen-Thorn, V.

AU - Konstantinova, T.

AU - Kopatskaya, E.

AU - Lanteri, L.

AU - Kurtanidze, O. M.

AU - Maccaferri, G.

AU - Nikolashvili, M. G.

AU - Orlati, A.

AU - Ros, J. A.

AU - Tosti, G.

AU - Trigilio, C.

AU - Umana, G.

PY - 2007/3

Y1 - 2007/3

N2 - Context. Being dominated by non-thermal emission from aligned relativistic jets, blazars allow us to elucidate the physics of extragalactic jets, and, ultimately, how the energy is extracted from the central black hole in radio-loud active galactic nuclei. Aims. Crucial information is provided by broad-band spectral energy distributions (SEDs), their trends with luminosity and correlated multi-frequency variability. With this study we plan to obtain a database of contemporaneous radio-to-optical spectra of a sample of blazars, which are and will be observed by current and future high-energy satellites. Methods. Since December 2004 we are performing a monthly multi-frequency radio monitoring of a sample of 35 blazars at the antennas in Medicina and Noto. Contemporaneous near-IR and optical observations for all our observing epochs are organised. Results. Until June 2006 about 4000 radio measurements and 5500 near-IR and optical measurements were obtained. Most of the sources show significant variability in all observing bands. Here we present the multi-frequency data acquired during the first eighteen months of the project, and construct the SEDs for the best-sampled sources.

AB - Context. Being dominated by non-thermal emission from aligned relativistic jets, blazars allow us to elucidate the physics of extragalactic jets, and, ultimately, how the energy is extracted from the central black hole in radio-loud active galactic nuclei. Aims. Crucial information is provided by broad-band spectral energy distributions (SEDs), their trends with luminosity and correlated multi-frequency variability. With this study we plan to obtain a database of contemporaneous radio-to-optical spectra of a sample of blazars, which are and will be observed by current and future high-energy satellites. Methods. Since December 2004 we are performing a monthly multi-frequency radio monitoring of a sample of 35 blazars at the antennas in Medicina and Noto. Contemporaneous near-IR and optical observations for all our observing epochs are organised. Results. Until June 2006 about 4000 radio measurements and 5500 near-IR and optical measurements were obtained. Most of the sources show significant variability in all observing bands. Here we present the multi-frequency data acquired during the first eighteen months of the project, and construct the SEDs for the best-sampled sources.

KW - Galaxies: active

KW - Galaxies: BL lacertae objects: general

KW - Galaxies: jets

KW - Galaxies: quasars: general

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