Lepto$-$Hadronic Origin of $\gamma$-ray Outbursts of 3C 279

Vaidehi S. Paliya, Chris Diltz, Markus Bottcher +2

The blazar 3C 279 exhibited a giant $\gamma$-ray outburst in 2013 December and 2014 April. Apart from the very fast $\gamma$-ray flux variability, the spectral nature of the flares were also…