A new classification and a two-parameter unification of BL Lacertae objects

dc.creatorGeorganopoulos, Markos
dc.creatorMarscher, Alan P.
dc.date1997-02-21
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-25T12:55:45Z
dc.descriptionA new continuous classification system for BL Lacertae (BL Lac) objects is proposed. The peak frequency of the synchrotron component in the $νL_ν$ spectrum is used as a classifying parameter. The application of the accelerating inner jet model to complete BL Lac samples suggests that the range of the observed properties may be explained by adopting a description based on two parameters: the jet angle to the line of sight, and the relativistic electron kinetic luminosity.
dc.description4 pages, 2 figures. Presented at the workshop on 'Blazars, black holes and jets' (Girona, Spain, 9-12 September 1996); paper to appear in Astrophysics and Space Science
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9702197
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9702197
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.dare.co.zw/handle/123456789/12985
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleA new classification and a two-parameter unification of BL Lacertae objects
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