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Blazar spectral variability as explained by a twisted inhomogeneous jet

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  • C. M. Raiteri

    (INAF, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino)

  • M. Villata

    (INAF, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino)

  • J. A. Acosta-Pulido

    (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC), La Laguna
    Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna)

  • I. Agudo

    (Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (CSIC))

  • A. A. Arkharov

    (Pulkovo Observatory)

  • R. Bachev

    (Institute of Astronomy and NAO, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences)

  • G. V. Baida

    (Crimean Astrophysical Observatory RAS, Nauchny)

  • E. Benítez

    (Instituto de Astronomía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de)

  • G. A. Borman

    (Crimean Astrophysical Observatory RAS, Nauchny)

  • W. Boschin

    (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC), La Laguna
    Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna
    INAF, TNG Fundación Galileo Galilei)

  • V. Bozhilov

    (Faculty of Physics, University of Sofia)

  • M. S. Butuzova

    (Crimean Astrophysical Observatory RAS, Nauchny)

  • P. Calcidese

    (Osservatorio Astronomico della Regione Autonoma Valle d’Aosta)

  • M. I. Carnerero

    (INAF, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino)

  • D. Carosati

    (INAF, TNG Fundación Galileo Galilei
    EPT Observatories, Tijarafe)

  • C. Casadio

    (Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (CSIC)
    Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie)

  • N. Castro-Segura

    (Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna
    School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Southampton)

  • W.-P. Chen

    (Graduate Institute of Astronomy, National Central University)

  • G. Damljanovic

    (Astronomical Observatory)

  • F. D’Ammando

    (Università di Bologna
    INAF, Istituto di Radioastronomia)

  • A. Di Paola

    (INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma)

  • J. Echevarría

    (Instituto de Astronomía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de)

  • N. V. Efimova

    (Pulkovo Observatory)

  • Sh. A. Ehgamberdiev

    (Ulugh Beg Astronomical Institute, Maidanak Observatory)

  • C. Espinosa

    (Instituto de Astronomía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de)

  • A. Fuentes

    (Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (CSIC))

  • A. Giunta

    (INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma)

  • J. L. Gómez

    (Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (CSIC))

  • T. S. Grishina

    (Astronomical Institute, St Petersburg State University)

  • M. A. Gurwell

    (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge)

  • D. Hiriart

    (Instituto de Astronomía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de)

  • H. Jermak

    (Astrophysics Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University)

  • B. Jordan

    (School of Cosmic Physics, Dublin Institute For Advanced Studies)

  • S. G. Jorstad

    (Astronomical Institute, St Petersburg State University
    Institute for Astrophysical Research, Boston University, Boston)

  • M. Joshi

    (Institute for Astrophysical Research, Boston University, Boston)

  • E. N. Kopatskaya

    (Astronomical Institute, St Petersburg State University)

  • K. Kuratov

    (NNLOT, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
    Fesenkov Astrophysical Institute)

  • O. M. Kurtanidze

    (Abastumani Observatory, Mt Kanobili
    Engelhardt Astronomical Observatory, Kazan Federal University
    Landessternwarte, Zentrum für Astronomie der Universität Heidelberg
    Center for Astrophysics, Guangzhou University)

  • S. O. Kurtanidze

    (Abastumani Observatory, Mt Kanobili)

  • A. Lähteenmäki

    (Aalto University Metsähovi Radio Observatory
    Aalto University Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering
    Tartu Observatory)

  • V. M. Larionov

    (Pulkovo Observatory
    Astronomical Institute, St Petersburg State University)

  • E. G. Larionova

    (Astronomical Institute, St Petersburg State University)

  • L. V. Larionova

    (Astronomical Institute, St Petersburg State University)

  • C. Lázaro

    (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC), La Laguna
    Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna)

  • C. S. Lin

    (Graduate Institute of Astronomy, National Central University)

  • M. P. Malmrose

    (Institute for Astrophysical Research, Boston University, Boston)

  • A. P. Marscher

    (Institute for Astrophysical Research, Boston University, Boston)

  • K. Matsumoto

    (Astronomical Institute, Osaka Kyoiku University)

  • B. McBreen

    (School of Physics, University College Dublin)

  • R. Michel

    (Instituto de Astronomía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de)

  • B. Mihov

    (Institute of Astronomy and NAO, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences)

  • M. Minev

    (Faculty of Physics, University of Sofia)

  • D. O. Mirzaqulov

    (Ulugh Beg Astronomical Institute, Maidanak Observatory)

  • A. A. Mokrushina

    (Pulkovo Observatory
    Astronomical Institute, St Petersburg State University)

  • S. N. Molina

    (Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (CSIC))

  • J. W. Moody

    (Brigham Young University)

  • D. A. Morozova

    (Astronomical Institute, St Petersburg State University)

  • S. V. Nazarov

    (Crimean Astrophysical Observatory RAS, Nauchny)

  • M. G. Nikolashvili

    (Abastumani Observatory, Mt Kanobili)

  • J. M. Ohlert

    (Michael Adrian Observatorium, Astronomie Stiftung Trebur
    University of Applied Sciences, Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen)

  • D. N. Okhmat

    (Crimean Astrophysical Observatory RAS, Nauchny)

  • E. Ovcharov

    (Faculty of Physics, University of Sofia)

  • F. Pinna

    (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC), La Laguna
    Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna)

  • T. A. Polakis

    (Command Module Observatory)

  • C. Protasio

    (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC), La Laguna
    Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna)

  • T. Pursimo

    (Nordic Optical Telescope)

  • F. J. Redondo-Lorenzo

    (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC), La Laguna
    Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna)

  • N. Rizzi

    (Osservatorio Astronomico Sirio)

  • G. Rodriguez-Coira

    (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC), La Laguna
    Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna)

  • K. Sadakane

    (Astronomical Institute, Osaka Kyoiku University)

  • A. C. Sadun

    (University of Colorado Denver, Denver)

  • M. R. Samal

    (Graduate Institute of Astronomy, National Central University)

  • S. S. Savchenko

    (Astronomical Institute, St Petersburg State University)

  • E. Semkov

    (Institute of Astronomy and NAO, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences)

  • B. A. Skiff

    (Lowell Observatory)

  • L. Slavcheva-Mihova

    (Institute of Astronomy and NAO, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences)

  • P. S. Smith

    (Steward Observatory, University of Arizona)

  • I. A. Steele

    (Astrophysics Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University)

  • A. Strigachev

    (Institute of Astronomy and NAO, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences)

  • J. Tammi

    (Aalto University Metsähovi Radio Observatory)

  • C. Thum

    (Instituto de Radio Astronomía Milimétrica)

  • M. Tornikoski

    (Aalto University Metsähovi Radio Observatory)

  • Yu. V. Troitskaya

    (Astronomical Institute, St Petersburg State University)

  • I. S. Troitsky

    (Astronomical Institute, St Petersburg State University)

  • A. A. Vasilyev

    (Astronomical Institute, St Petersburg State University)

  • O. Vince

    (Astronomical Observatory)

Abstract

The spectral variability of the blazar CTA 102 during a recent extreme outburst could be explained by a twisted, inhomogeneous jet containing regions of different orientations that vary in time.

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  • C. M. Raiteri & M. Villata & J. A. Acosta-Pulido & I. Agudo & A. A. Arkharov & R. Bachev & G. V. Baida & E. Benítez & G. A. Borman & W. Boschin & V. Bozhilov & M. S. Butuzova & P. Calcidese & M. I. Ca, 2017. "Blazar spectral variability as explained by a twisted inhomogeneous jet," Nature, Nature, vol. 552(7685), pages 374-377, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:552:y:2017:i:7685:d:10.1038_nature24623
    DOI: 10.1038/nature24623
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