Speaker
Prof.
Michael Backes
(University of Namibia)
Description
Blazars make up the largest fraction of Fermi-LAT-detected sources of high-energy gamma-ray emission. At the same time, their emission is known to be highly variable throughout the electromagnetic spectrum. With hints of their highest fractional variability in the radio regime being present at the highest radio frequencies, monitoring blazars at mm-wavelengths shall be one of the key science programmes of the Africa Millimetre Telescope (AMT). Against this background, we study the expected science performance of the AMT based on a sample of 324 gamma-ray blazars with well-modelled spectral energy distributions, taking into account dependencies on likely telescope sizes and locations.
Authors
Prof.
Michael Backes
(University of Namibia)
Hiiko Katjaita
(University of Namibia)
Co-authors
Lott Frans
(University of Namibia)
Ms
Sigrid Shilunga
(University of Namibia)
