Light Travel Time Effects in Blazar Flares

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Main Author: Finke, Justin D.
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author Finke, Justin D.
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contents I present a model for light travel time effects for emission from a plasma blob in a blazar jet. This calculation could be incorporated into more complex models with particle acceleration and radiation mechanisms, but as presented here it is a agnostic as to these mechanisms. This model includes light travel time effects for an expanding or contracting blob. As an example, this model is applied to a flare observed by VERITAS and MAGIC from Mrk 421 in 2013; and to a flare observed by the Fermi Large Area Telescope from 3C 454.3 in 2010.
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spellingShingle Light Travel Time Effects in Blazar Flares
Finke, Justin D.
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
I present a model for light travel time effects for emission from a plasma blob in a blazar jet. This calculation could be incorporated into more complex models with particle acceleration and radiation mechanisms, but as presented here it is a agnostic as to these mechanisms. This model includes light travel time effects for an expanding or contracting blob. As an example, this model is applied to a flare observed by VERITAS and MAGIC from Mrk 421 in 2013; and to a flare observed by the Fermi Large Area Telescope from 3C 454.3 in 2010.
title Light Travel Time Effects in Blazar Flares
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.02690