Probing the origin of VHE emission from M 87 with MWL observations in 2010

• Main Authors: Raue, Martin, Stawarz, Lukasz, Mazin, Daniel, Colin, Pierre, Hui, Michelle, Beilicke, Matthias, Walker, Craig
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: arXiv 2012
• Subjects: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics astro-ph.CO; FOS Physical sciences; Muonio; Olos; Lapland
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1203.5953; https://arxiv.org/abs/1203.5953

The large majority of extragalactic very high energy (VHE; E>100 GeV) sources belongs to the class of active galactic nuclei (AGN), in particular the BL Lac sub-class. AGNs are characterized by an extremely bright and compact emission region, powered by a super-massive black hole (SMBH) and an ac...