Leptonic jet models of blazars: Broadband spectra and spectral variability
- 1 January 2000
- proceedings article
- Published by AIP Publishing in AIP Conference Proceedings
- Vol. 515 (1) , 31-40
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1291341
Abstract
The current status of leptonic jet models for gamma-ray blazars is reviewed. Differences between the quasar and BL-Lac subclasses of blazars may be understood in terms of the dominance of different radiation mechanisms in the gamma-ray regime. Spectral variability patterns of different blazar subclasses appear to be significantly different and require different intrinsic mechanisms causing gamma-ray flares. As examples, recent results of long-term multiwavelength monitoring of PKS 0528+134 and Mrk 501 are interpreted in the framework of leptonic jet models. A simple quasi-analytic toy model for broadband spectral variability of blazars is presented.Keywords
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