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Multiwavelength properties of blazars

Urry, C. Megan

The multiwavelength spectra of blazars appear to be dominated by nonthermal emission from a relativistic jet oriented close to the line of sight. The recent detection of many blazars at gamma-ray energies strongly supports this scenario. High quality multiwavelength monitoring data for the brightest one or two blazars suggest the optical through X…

AGN watch continuum monitoring of radio-quiet and radio-loud AGN

O'Brien, Paul T.; Leighly, Karen M.

The International AGN Watch has monitored a number of radio-quiet and radio-loud Active Galactic Nuclei - the most luminous objects in the universe. We present a review of the main observational results from the continuum monitoring campaigns, concentrating on those which aim to quantify the simultaneous ultraviolet to X-ray variability characteri…

Rapid continuum variability in NGC 4151

Crenshaw, D. M.; Malkan, M.; Warwick, R. +4 more

Intensive monitoring of NGC 4151 showed strong, correlated variability at X-ray, ultraviolet, and optical wavelengths. The strongest variations were seen in ~1.5 keV X-rays, with weaker variations at ~100 keV and no significant variability in the 0.1-1 keV bands. In the ultraviolet/optical regime, the fractional variability amplitude decreased fro…