Title: TESTING THE EXTERNAL-RADIATION-COMPTON MODEL FOR BLAZARS


Proposal ID: 0120186
Subject category: Extragalactic Object
Principal investigator: SIKORA
Institute: Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center


Abstract

We propose two $10^6$s exposures of blazars 0836+710 (4C +71.07) and 1510-089 (OR -017). Both sources are bright and have very hard X-ray spectrum. High quality data obtained by INTEGRAL will allow us to determine the primary Comptonization mechanism for these sources. We also plan to look for the location of spectrum softening in soft $\gamma$-rays and for soft X-ray excess. This information is crucial to accurately derive parameters of models of blazars. Additional observations with XMM and in UV are also planned.