10 papers
A broadband outburst of the compact steep-spectrum quasar 3C 138 in 2024-2026
T. V. Mufakharov, Yu. V. Sotnikova, V. V. Vlasyuk +20
After several decades of relative quiescence, the compact steep-spectrum quasar 3C 138 entered an active phase in 2024-2026, exhibiting strong broadband flaring. We investigate its…
Parsec-scale polarimetry and kinematics of a spine-sheath jet in the neutrino-blazar TXS 0506+056
F. Eppel, P. Benke, C. Degli Agosti +10
In 2017, the blazar TXS 0506+056 showed a remarkable gamma-ray outburst simultaneously with a high-energy neutrino detection by IceCube from the same sky region. The significance o…
A hidden ultra-relativistic spine in the jet of a neutrino-associated blazar
Y. Y. Kovalev, F. Eppel, D. C. Homan +16
Supermassive black holes launch powerful jets of plasma that can accelerate particles to extreme energies, but the physical conditions required to produce high-energy neutrinos rem…
Multiwavelength variability of the high-energy neutrino candidate PKS 0735+178 over three decades
T. Mufakharov, Yu. Sotnikova, V. Vlasyuk +12
We present the multiwavelength variability of the BL Lac object PKS 0735+178, associated with the high-energy neutrino event IC211208A. The light curves cover the radio (1-230 GHz)…
Multi-messenger flare in the quasar PKS 0446+11
Y. Y. Kovalev, M. F. Aller, A. K. Erkenov +15
The physical mechanisms driving neutrino and electromagnetic flares in blazars remain poorly understood. We investigate a prominent multi-messenger flare in the quasar PKS 1424+240…
Heavy interstellar scattering toward the near end of the Galactic bar
A. B. Pushkarev, A. Brunthaler, Y. Y. Kovalev +8
We present results of a pilot observational wide-field VLBI campaign on probing scattering properties of the partly ionized interstellar medium towards the Galactic plane sky regio…