Log-normal flux distribution of bright Fermi blazars

Z Shah, N Mankuzhiyil, A Sinha, R Misra… - … in Astronomy and …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the results of the γ-ray flux distribution study on the brightest blazars which were
observed by Fermi-LAT. We selected 50 of the brightest blazars based on the maximum …

Understanding the broad-band emission process of 3C 279 through long term spectral analysis

A Thekkoth, S Sahayanathan, Z Shah… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The long term broad-band spectral study of Flat Spectrum Radio Quasars during different
flux states has the potential to infer the emission mechanisms and the cause of spectral …

Correlation between optical flux and polarization variations in flat-spectrum radio quasars on diverse time-scales

A Pandey, B Rajput, CS Stalin - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Study of the polarization behaviour in blazars is a powerful tool to discern the role of the
magnetic field in the variable emission process in their relativistic jets. We present here the …

Multiwavelength study of blazar 4C+ 01.02 during its long-term flaring activity in 2014–2017

Z Malik, Z Shah, S Sahayanathan… - Monthly Notices of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
We conducted a detailed long-term spectral and temporal study of flat spectrum radio quasar
4C+ 01.02, by using the multiwavelength observations from Fermi-LAT, Swift-XRT, and Swift …

Understanding the very high energy γ-ray excess in nearby blazars using leptonic model

A Manzoor, S Sahayanathan, Z Shah… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The availability of simultaneous X-ray and very high energy (VHE) observations of blazars
helps to identify the plausible radiative contributors to the VHE emission. Under leptonic …

Temporal correlation between the optical and γ-ray flux variations in the blazar 3C 454.3

B Rajput, CS Stalin, S Sahayanathan… - Monthly Notices of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Blazars show optical and γ-ray flux variations that are generally correlated, although there
are exceptions. Here we present anomalous behaviour seen in the blazar 3C 454.3 based …

Study on temporal and spectral behaviour of 3C 279 during 2018 January flare

Z Shah, V Jithesh, S Sahayanathan… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
We present a detailed temporal and spectral study of the blazar 3C 279 using
multiwavelength observations from Swift-XRT, Swift-UVOT, and Fermi-LAT during a flare in …

Study of long-term flux and photon index distributions of blazars using RXTE observations

R Khatoon, Z Shah, R Misra… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
We present a detailed study of flux and index distributions of three blazars [one flat-spectrum
radio quasar (FSRQ) and two BL Lacertae objects (BL Lacs)] by using 16 yr of Rossi X-ray …

Broadband spectral fitting of blazars using XSPEC

S Sahayanathan, A Sinha, R Misra - Research in Astronomy and …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
The broadband spectral energy distribution (SED) of blazars is generally interpreted as
radiation arising from synchrotron and inverse Compton mechanisms. Traditionally, the …

Understanding the X-ray spectral curvature of Mkn 421 using broad-band AstroSat observations

J Hota, Z Shah, R Khatoon, R Misra… - Monthly Notices of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
We present a time-resolved X-ray spectral study of the high energy peaked blazar Mkn 421
using simultaneous broad-band observations from the LAXPC and SXT instruments on …