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EXTERNAL COMPTON SCATTERING IN BLAZAR JETS AND THE LOCATION OF THE GAMMA-RAY EMITTING REGION by Finke, Justin D.

“…ABSTRACT I study the location of the γ-ray emission in blazar jets by creating a Compton-scattering approximation that is valid for all anisotropic radiation…”
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The Properties of Parsec-scale Blazar Jets by Finke, Justin D.

“…I show that, by assuming a standard Blandford-Königl jet, it is possible to determine the bulk Lorentz factor and angle to the line of sight of self-similar…”
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Possible Evidence for Lorentz Invariance Violation in Gamma-Ray Burst 221009A by Finke, Justin D., Razzaque, Soebur

“…Abstract The preliminary detections of the gamma-ray burst 221009A up to 18 TeV by LHAASO and up to 251 TeV by Carpet 2 have been reported through Astronomer’s…”
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Is Gamma-Ray Burst 221009A Really a Once-in-10,000 yr Event? by Finke, Justin D., Razzaque, Soebur

“…Abstract Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) brighter than the GRB 221009A, the brightest yet observed, have previously been estimated to occur at a rate of one per 10,000…”
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Probing Lorentz Invariance Violation with Absorption of Astrophysical γ-Rays by Solar Photons by Finke, Justin D., Patel, Parshad

“…Abstract We compute in detail the absorption optical depth for astrophysical γ -ray photons interacting with solar photons to produce electron–positron pairs…”
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Modeling the Extragalactic Background Light from Stars and Dust by Finke, Justin D, Razzaque, Soebur, Dermer, Charles D

“…The extragalactic background light (EBL) from the far-infrared through the visible and extending into the ultraviolet is thought to be dominated by starlight,…”
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Synchrotron Self-Compton Analysis of TeV X-Ray-Selected BL Lacertae Objects by Finke, Justin D, Dermer, Charles D, Böttcher, Markus

“…We introduce a methodology for analysis of multiwavelength data from X- ray-selected BL Lac (XBL) objects detected in the TeV regime. By assuming that the…”
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Gamma-ray observations of low-luminosity active galactic nuclei by de Menezes, Raniere, Nemmen, Rodrigo, Finke, Justin D, Almeida, Ivan, Rani, Bindu

“…ABSTRACT The majority of the activity around nearby (z ≈ 0) supermassive black holes is found in low-luminosity active galactic nuclei (LLAGN), the most of…”
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A Steady-state Spectral Model for Electron Acceleration and Cooling in Blazar Jets: Application to 3C 279 by Lewis, Tiffany R., Finke, Justin D., Becker, Peter A.

“…We introduce a new theoretical model to describe the emitting region in a blazar jet. We adopt a one-zone leptonic picture and construct the particle transport…”
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TIME-DEPENDENT ELECTRON ACCELERATION IN BLAZAR TRANSIENTS: X-RAY TIME LAGS AND SPECTRAL FORMATION by Lewis, Tiffany R., Becker, Peter A., Finke, Justin D.

“…ABSTRACT Electromagnetic radiation from blazar jets often displays strong variability, extending from radio to γ-ray frequencies. In a few cases, this…”
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ELECTRON ACCELERATION IN PULSAR-WIND TERMINATION SHOCKS: AN APPLICATION TO THE CRAB NEBULA GAMMA-RAY FLARES by Kroon, John J., Becker, Peter A., Finke, Justin D., Dermer, Charles D.

“…ABSTRACT The γ-ray flares from the Crab Nebula observed by AGILE and Fermi-LAT reaching GeV energies and lasting several days challenge the standard models for…”
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The Stellar Contribution to the Extragalactic Background Light and Absorption of High-Energy Gamma Rays by Razzaque, Soebur, Dermer, Charles D, Finke, Justin D

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Constraints on the Extragalactic Background Light from very High Energy Gamma-Ray Observations of Blazars by Finke, Justin D, Razzaque, Soebur

“…The extragalactic background light (EBL) from the infrared to the ultraviolet is difficult to measure directly, but can be constrained with a variety of…”
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COMPTON DOMINANCE AND THE BLAZAR SEQUENCE by Finke, Justin D

“…Does the "blazar sequence" exist, or is it a result of a selection effect, due to the difficulty in measuring the redshifts of blazars with both high…”
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The binary black hole merger rate from ultraluminous X-ray source progenitors by Finke, Justin D., Razzaque, Soebur

“…Abstract Ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs) exceed the Eddington luminosity for a ≈10 M⊙ black hole. The recent detection of black hole mergers by the…”
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Light travel time effects in blazar flares by Finke, Justin D.

“…In this study, a model for light travel time effects for emission from a plasma blob in a blazar jet is presented. This calculation could be incorporated into…”
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Erratum: "External Compton Scattering in Blazar Jets and the Location of the Gamma-Ray Emitting Region" (2016, ApJ, 830, 94) by Finke, Justin D.

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FOURIER ANALYSIS OF BLAZAR VARIABILITY by Finke, Justin D, Becker, Peter A

“…Blazars display strong variability on multiple timescales and in multiple radiation bands. Their variability is often characterized by power spectral densities…”
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Electron Acceleration in Blazars: Application to the 3C 279 Flare on 2013 December 20 by Lewis, Tiffany R., Finke, Justin D., Becker, Peter A.

“…The broadband spectrum from the 2013 December 20 -ray flare from 3C 279 is analyzed with our previously developed one-zone blazar jet model. We are able to…”
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Modeling the Extragalactic Background Light and the Cosmic Star Formation History by Finke, Justin D., Ajello, Marco, Domínguez, Alberto, Desai, Abhishek, Hartmann, Dieter H., Paliya, Vaidehi S., Saldana-Lopez, Alberto

“…Abstract We present an updated model for the extragalactic background light (EBL) from stars and dust, over wavelengths ≈0.1–1000 μ m. This model uses accurate…”
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