Relativistic beaming effect of gamma-ray emission from gamma-ray-loud blazars

Citation
Dc. Mei et al., Relativistic beaming effect of gamma-ray emission from gamma-ray-loud blazars, CHIN PHYS L, 18(10), 2001, pp. 1423-1426
Citations number
43
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
CHINESE PHYSICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
0256307X → ACNP
Volume
18
Issue
10
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1423 - 1426
Database
ISI
SICI code
0256-307X(200110)18:10<1423:RBEOGE>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
We have studied the luminosity timescales relation of 29 gamma -ray-loud bl azars with observed minimum variation timescales. Following the acceleratio n model of Ghisellini and Maraschi (1989 Astrophys. J. 340 189), a relation between the variation of the timescale in gamma -rays and that in other wa vebands has been derived. Both the observed and Doppler-corrected gamma -ra y luminosity timescales relations have been calculated. The observed lumino sity of the majority of sources is above the Eddington limit. The intrinsic luminosity of all sources is below the Eddington limit, suggesting that th e gamma -ray emission of the gamma -ray-loud blazar originates from relativ istic jets.