Gamma-ray Emitting Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 Galaxies: Past, Present, and Future

Abstract

This article reviews our current understanding about $\gamma$-ray detected narrow-line Seyfert 1 ($\gamma$-NLSy1) galaxies. The detection with the Large Area Telescope onboard {\it Fermi}~Gamma-ray Space Telescope has provided the strongest evidence for the presence of closely aligned relativistic jet in these intriguing active galactic nuclei (AGN) and opened up a realm to explore the physical conditions needed to launch the jet in a different central engine and host galaxy environment than that is known for blazars. Promising results acquired from various multi-wavelength campaigns are converging to a scenario in which the $\gamma$-NLSy1 galaxies can be considered as `young' blazars. These enigmatic sources hold the key to unravel the jet triggering mechanism and evolution of the AGN phase of a galaxy, in general. As such, $\gamma$-NLSy1s should be considered as one of the top priority targets for next generation observational facilities.

Invited refereed review, to appear in the Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy published by Indian Academy of Sciences

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