Magnetic field strengths of the synchrotron self-absorption region in the jet of CTA 102 during radio flares

• Main Authors: Kim, Sang-Hyun, Lee, Sang-Sung, Lee, Jee Won, Hodgson, Jeffrey A., Kang, Sincheol, Algaba Marcos, Juan-Carlos, Kim, Jae-Young, Hodges, Mark, Agudo, Ivan, Fuentes, Antonio, Escudero, Juan, Myserlis, Ioannis, Traianou, Efthalia, Lahteenmaki, Anne, Tornikoski, Merja, Tammi, Joni, Ramakrishnan, Venkatessh, Jarvela, Emilia
• Format: Article
• Published: Oxford University Press 2022
• Subjects: QB Astronomy
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/33635/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

CTA 102 is a blazar implying that its relativistic jet points towards Earth and emits synchrotron radiation produced by energetic particles gyrating in the magnetic field. This study aims to figure out the physical origins of radio flares in the jet, including the connection between the magnetic fie...