BL Lac objects and relativistic beamingGeneral arguments for relativistic beaming in BL Lac objects are reviewed. These include overproduction of X-rays and fast time variability. Comments are made about the relationship of the X-ray continuum to that at lower frequencies, and observational evidence for and against continuum radiation being relativistically beamed is discussed. Finally, there is discussion of the influence of geometrical effects on predictions for time variability as a function of frequency in the context of inhomogeneous synchrotron self-Compton jet models.
Document ID
19870034312
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Worrall, Diana M. (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Cambridge, MA, United States)