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Very High Energy γ-rays from AGN

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2013

Tadashi Kifune
Tadashi Kifune*
Affiliation:
Shinshu University, Wakasato 4-17-1, Nagano, Japan, 380-8553; tkifune@gipwc.shinshu-u.ac.jp
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Abstract

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Evidence of TeV γ-ray emission has been found for only a handful of active galactic nuclei, with detailed investigations limited to the blazars Mrk 421 and Mrk 501. TeV γ-ray astronomy, as the highest energy band, provides important information that is hard to obtain from longer wavelength electromagnetic radiation. The current status of TeV γ-ray studies of active galactic nuclei is summarized and our understanding of the high energy phenomena taking place in active galactic nuclei is outlined, with the prospects for future TeV γ-ray observations also considered.

Keywords

acceleration of particlesgalaxies: activegalaxies: individual (Mrk 421, Mrk 501)gamma rays: observationsinfrared: general
Type
Research Article
Information
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 19 , Issue 1 , 2002 , pp. 1 - 4
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 2002

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