Blazar demographics and physics : proceedings of a conference held at Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 12-14 July 2000 / edited by Paolo Padovani and C. Megan Urry.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Padovani, Paolo.

Urry, Claudia Megan.

Series:

Astronomical Society of the Pacific conference series ; v. 227.

Astronomical Society of the Pacific conference series ; v. 227

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

BL Lacertae objects--Congresses.

BL Lacertae objects.

Astrophysical jets--Congresses.

Astrophysical jets.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xiii, 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, Calif. : Astronomical Society of the Pacific, [2001]

Contents:

Part 1. Properties across Classification and Luminosities

Issues in Blazar Research / P. Padovani, C. M. Urry 3

Images and Polarization of Compact Jets in Blazars / A. P. Marscher, S. G. Jorstad 10

The Parsec-Scale Structure of TeV Blazars / B. G. Piner, P. G. Edwards, S. Fodor 18

Host Galaxies of Blazars and Radio Galaxies / R. Scarpa 22

Deep NOT Imaging of Radio Selected BL Lac Objects / T. Pursimo, K. Nilsson, A. Sillanpaa, L. O. Takalo, J. Heidt 32

Intrinsic Differences in the Inner Jets of High and Low Optically Polarized Radio Quasars / M. L. Lister, P. S. Smith 36

Spectral Energy Distributions of Blazars: Facts and Speculations / L. Maraschi, F. Tavecchio 40

The HST View of the Nuclei of Radio Galaxies: Implications for the Radioloud AGN Unification Models / M. Chiaberge, A. Celotti, A. Capetti, G. Ghisellini 50

Blazars in Low-Luminosity and Radio-Weak AGN? / H. Falcke, S. Markoff, P. L. Biermann 56

Connection between Superluminal Ejections and [gamma]-Ray Flares in Blazars / S. Jorstad, A. Marscher, M. Aller, H. Aller 69

The Emission Line Properties of DXRBS Blazars / H. Landt, P. Padovani, E. S. Perlman, P. Giommi 73

On the Relation between Radio and Non-Radio Elliptical Galaxies / R. Scarpa, C. M. Urry 77

Part 2. Jet Physics

Blazar Jets: The Spectra / G. Ghisellini 85

Jets in Quasars / M. Sikora 95

On the Energy Content of Blazar Jets / A. Celotti 105

Beaming in Jets with Evolving Relativistic Features / Z. Abraham 108

Time Scales of Blazar Variability / S. J. Wagner 112

Size-Luminosity-Scaling and Inverse Compton Seed Photons in Blazars / M. Georganopoulos, J. G. Kirk, A. Mastichiadis 116

Chandra Detection of an X-ray Jet in 3C 371 / R. M. Sambruna, C. M. Urry, R. Scarpa, F. Tavecchio, L. Maraschi, J. E. Pesce 122

Continuous Long-look Observations of TeV Blazars Using ASCA / C. Tanihata, T. Takahashi, J. Kataoka, C. M. Urry 127

Spectral Energy Distribution of Low Power FR I Radio Galaxies / E. Trussoni, A. Capetti, A. Celotti, M. Chiaberge 131

BL Lacs at the Blue End of the Blazar Sequence / L. Costamante, G. Ghisellini, A. Wolter, G. Tagliaferri, G. Fossati, P. Padovani, P. Giommi 135

A Polarization Flare in 3C 273: A Clue to Jet Physics / L. L. Cross, B. J. Wills, J. H. Hough, J. A. Bailey 140

Simultaneous Optical and X-Ray Observations of BL Lacertae / R. Nesci, E. Massaro, F. Montagni, S. Sclavi, T. Balonek, M. Caler, C. Tremonti, F. D'Alessio, S. Catalano, A. Frasca, E. Marilli, G. Tagliaferri, G. Ghisellini, M. Ravasio, P. Giommi, L. Chiappetti, T. Kato, M. Uemura, O. M. Kurtanidze, M. G. Nikolashvili, M. T. Carini, J. C. Noble, G. Tosti, G. Nucciarelli, J. Mattox 144

The Physics of Blazar Optical Emission Regions. I. Alignment of Optical Polarization and the VLBI Jet / M. J. Yuan, H. Tran, B. Wills, D. Wills 150

The Physics of Blazar Optical Emission Regions. II. Magnetic Field Orientation, Viewing Angle, and Beaming / M. J. Yuan, H. Tran, B. Wills, D. Wills 154

On the AGN Storage Ring Central Engine Model for Blazars / H. D. Greyber 158

Part 3. New Surveys, Number Counts, Luminosity Functions

Deep Blazar Surveys / P. Padovani 163

The BLEIS Project / I. Cagnoni, A. Celotti, D. Poccecai 176

The Reddest BL Lacs? / S. Anton, I. Browne 180

Hidden BL Lacertae Objects Near and Far / J. T. Stocke 184

Radio Properties of REX BL Lacs and Galaxies / A. Wolter, A. Caccianiga, T. Maccacaro, R. Della Ceca, I. M. Gioia, F. Cavallotti, M. Minoia 190

The EMSS Radio Loud Quasar Sample / A. Wolter, A. Celotti 196

Surveys and the Blazar Parameter Space / E. S. Perlman, P. Padovani, H. Landt, J. T. Stocke, L. Costamante, T. Rector, P. Giommi, J. F. Schachter 200

How Many 'Flavors' Can a BL Lac Have? / M. J. Marcha 208

Discovery of Hidden Blazars inside Quasars / F. Ma, B. J. Wills 212

Demographics of Blazars / G. Fossati 218

Part 4. Evolution

The Cosmological Evolution of BL Lacertae Objects / P. Giommi, A. Pellizzoni, M. Perri, P. Padovani 227

The Cosmological Evolution of BL Lacs: The REX Point of View / A. Caccianiga, T. Maccacaro, A. Wolter, R. Della Ceca, I. M. Gioia 238

Extragalactic Radio Source Evolution and Unification: Clues to the Demographics of Blazars / C. A. Jackson, J. V. Wall 242

The Connection between BL Lacs and Flat-Spectrum Radio Quasars / V. D'Elia, A. Cavaliere 252.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and author index.

ISBN:

1583810595

OCLC:

47067511