An accelerating plasma blob crossing the BLR in 3C 279 reproduces the 2013 orphan gamma-ray flare's hard spectrum, rapid rise, slow decay, and lack of optical variability via varying external Compton scattering.
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The January 2010 flare of Mrk421 shows spectral variability consistent with stochastic acceleration, including development of a Maxwellian pile-up component in the particle distribution on three nights.
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Blazar flares from plasma blobs crossing the broad-line region
An accelerating plasma blob crossing the BLR in 3C 279 reproduces the 2013 orphan gamma-ray flare's hard spectrum, rapid rise, slow decay, and lack of optical variability via varying external Compton scattering.
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The January 2010 flare of Mrk421: Insights from a stochastic acceleration model
The January 2010 flare of Mrk421 shows spectral variability consistent with stochastic acceleration, including development of a Maxwellian pile-up component in the particle distribution on three nights.