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Effect of particle acceleration process on the flare characteristics of blazars

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Following the kinetic equation approach, we study the flare processes in blazars in the optical-to-X-ray region, considering energy dependent acceleration time-scale of electrons and synchrotron and adiabatic cooling as their dominant energy loss processes.

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  1. Nuclear Research Laboratory, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, 400 085, Mumbai, India

    S. Bhattacharyya, S. Sahayanathan & C. L. Kaul

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Bhattacharyya, S., Sahayanathan, S. & Kaul, C.L. Effect of particle acceleration process on the flare characteristics of blazars. J Astrophys Astron 23, 95–99 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02702471

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