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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

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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

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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.",
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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

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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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