Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope

High energy emission from extended region within the blazar jet during quiet gamma-ray state

Wlodek Bednarek
P. Banasinski

Abstract:

During the quiet gamma-ray state of blazars the high energy emission is likely to be produced in the extended part of the inner jet in which the conditions can change significantly. Therefore, homogeneous SSC model is not expected to describe correctly the quiet state emission features. We consider inhomogeneous SSC model for the large part of the inner jet in which synchrotron and IC emission of relativistic electrons is taken into account self-consistently by applying the Monte Carlo method. The results of calculations are compared with the observations of some BL Lacs in the low state.