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The variety of extreme blazars in the AstroSat view

Context. Among the blazar class, extreme blazars have exceptionally hard intrinsic X-ray/TeV spectra, and extreme peak energies in their spectral energy distribution (SED). Observational evidence suggests that the non-thermal emission from extreme blazars is typically non-variable. All these unique...

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Main Authors: Goswami, Pranjupriya (Author) , Zacharias, Michael (Author) , Zech, A. (Author) , Chandra, S. (Author) , Boettcher, M. (Author) , Sushch, I. (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 13 February 2024
In: Astronomy and astrophysics
Year: 2024, Volume: 682, Pages: 1-21
ISSN:1432-0746
DOI:10.1051/0004-6361/202348121
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202348121
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Author Notes:P. Goswami, M. Zacharias, A. Zech, S. Chandra, M. Boettcher, and I. Sushch

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