A multi-wavelength study of a blazar involves analyzing its emission across the electromagnetic spectrum, from radio to gamma rays, to understand its jet dynamics, particle acceleration, and radiation mechanisms. This approach helps reveal the connection between synchrotron and inverse Compton processes, shedding light on the physical conditions within the blazar's jet.
Particle acceleration in blazar jets occurs primarily through shock acceleration and magnetic reconnection, where charged particles gain energy from turbulent magnetic fields and relativistic shocks. These mechanisms drive the high-energy emission observed in blazars, producing synchrotron and inverse Compton radiation.
The study of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) explores the supermassive black holes at their centers, analyzing their accretion processes, jet formation, and multi-wavelength emission. Understanding AGN helps reveal their role in galaxy evolution and cosmic feedback mechanisms. Studying AGN with echo mapping.
Publications
Joysankar Majumdar, Sakshi Maurya, Raj Prince
Journal of High Energy Astrophysics. Published online 2025. doi:10.1016/j.jheap.2025.100402
Sakshi Maurya, Joysankar Majumdar, Varun, Neetu Sahu, Raj Prince
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia. Published online 2025:1-20. doi:10.1017/pasa.2025.34
Joysankar Majumdar, Sakshi Maurya, Raj Prince
arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.23778
Rukaiya Khatoon, Markus Böttcher, Raj Prince
The Astrophysical Journal 974 (2), 233
Michal Zajaček, Swayamtrupta Panda, Ashwani Pandey, Raj Prince, Alberto Rodríguez-Ardila, Vikram Jaiswal, Bożena Czerny, Krzysztof Hryniewicz, Maciej Urbanowicz, Piotr Trzcionkowski, Marzena Śniegowska, Zuzanna Fałkowska, Mary Loli Martínez-Aldama, Norbert Werner
Astronomy & Astrophysics 683, A140