{
  "id": "2111.04379",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2021-11-08T10:57:26.000Z",
  "updated": "2021-11-08T10:57:26.000Z",
  "title": "On the Origin of Gamma-ray Flares from Bright Fermi Blazars",
  "authors": [
    "Vaidehi S. Paliya",
    "Markus Boettcher",
    "Mark Gurwell",
    "C. S. Stalin"
  ],
  "comment": "ApJS, in press",
  "doi": "10.3847/1538-4365/ac365d",
  "categories": [
    "astro-ph.HE"
  ],
  "abstract": "The origin of gamma-ray flares observed from blazars is one of the major mysteries in jet physics. We have attempted to address this problem following a novel spectral energy distribution (SED) fitting technique that explored the flaring patterns identified in the broadband SEDs of two gamma-ray bright blazars 3C 279 (z=0.54) and 3C 454.3 (z=0.86), using near-simultaneous radio-to-gamma-ray observations. For both sources, the gamma-ray flux strongly correlates with the separation of the SED peaks and the Compton dominance. We propose that spectral hardening of the radiating electron population and/or enhancement of the Doppler factor can naturally explain these observations. In both cases, magnetic reconnection may play a pivotal role in powering the luminous gamma-ray flares.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2021-11-08T10:57:26.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "bright fermi blazars",
      "novel spectral energy distribution",
      "gamma-ray bright blazars 3c",
      "gamma-ray flux strongly correlates",
      "compton dominance"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "journal article"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 0,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable"
    }
  }
}