Uncovering Long-Term Behavior of a Gamma Ray Blazar: PKS 2155-304
Recently, scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding the long-term behavior of Gamma-Ray Blazar PKS. By utilizing decades-long monitoring data from radio to optical and X-ray to gamma-ray energies, scientists have successfully detected an unexpected pattern in the emission levels of the source. This pattern, known as the “blazar cycle”, is thought to occur over a timescale of up to decades and could provide insight into the physical mechanisms governing their emission. With this newfound understanding, scientists could potentially use these Blazar sources as probes of the cosmological environment. This is a huge step forward in understanding the behavior of Gamma-Ray Blazar PKS and the implications for astronomy are immense!
source: Phys.org