The Gamma-Ray Properties of Radio-Selected Extragalactic Jets

Most extragalactic jets in radio-loud Active Galactic Nuclei are bright and variable gamma-ray sources, which are continuously monitored with Fermi/LAT. We present the gamma-ray properties of the MOJAVE and TANAMI AGN samples of radio-loud AGN. Both programs provide properties of the parsec-scale ra...

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Main Authors: Boeck, M, Kadler, M, Tosti, G, Burnett, T H, Mueller, C, Ojha, R, Wilms, J
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
AGN(ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI)
Astronomy
Astrophysics
DETECTION RATES
EXTRAGALACTIC JETS
GALAXIES
GAMMA RAYS
POSITIONAL ASSOCIATION ANALYSES
RADIO ASTRONOMY
RADIO JETS
RADIO SOURCES(ASTRONOMY)
SURVEYS
SYMPOSIA
VLBI(VERY LONG BASELINE INTERFEROMETRY)
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Summary:Most extragalactic jets in radio-loud Active Galactic Nuclei are bright and variable gamma-ray sources, which are continuously monitored with Fermi/LAT. We present the gamma-ray properties of the MOJAVE and TANAMI AGN samples of radio-loud AGN. Both programs provide properties of the parsec-scale radio jets using Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) techniques. This information is important to understand the broad-band emission mechanism of these sources. In this work we compare the radio and gamma-ray properties of the two samples and present upper limits on the gamma-ray flux of the radio-brightest jet sources not yet detected by Fermi/LAT. Proceedings of the Workshop Fermi meets Jansky - AGN in Radio and Gamma-Rays, Bonn, Germany, June 21-23 2010, p17-20. Prepared in collaboration with U.S. Naval Observatory, Washington DC.