Broad Band Observations of Gravitationally Lensed Blazar during a Gamma-Ray Outburst
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Observations and Data Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Sitarek, J.; Becerra González, J.; Buson, S.; Dominis Prester, D.; Manganaro, M.; Mazin, D.; Nilsson, K.; Nievas, M.; Stamerra, A.; Tavecchio, F.; et al. Broad Band Observations of Gravitationally Lensed Blazar during a Gamma-Ray Outburst. Galaxies 2016, 4, 31. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies4040031
Sitarek J, Becerra González J, Buson S, Dominis Prester D, Manganaro M, Mazin D, Nilsson K, Nievas M, Stamerra A, Tavecchio F, et al. Broad Band Observations of Gravitationally Lensed Blazar during a Gamma-Ray Outburst. Galaxies. 2016; 4(4):31. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies4040031
Chicago/Turabian StyleSitarek, Julian, Josefa Becerra González, Sara Buson, Dijana Dominis Prester, Marina Manganaro, Daniel Mazin, Kari Nilsson, Mireia Nievas, Antonio Stamerra, Fabrizio Tavecchio, and et al. 2016. "Broad Band Observations of Gravitationally Lensed Blazar during a Gamma-Ray Outburst" Galaxies 4, no. 4: 31. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies4040031