TANAMI - Multiwavelength and Multimessenger Observations of Active Galaxies

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2015-07-08

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M. Kadler, R. Ojha, TANAMI: Multiwavelength and multimessenger observations of active galaxies, Astronomische Nachrichten, Volume 336, pp. 499-504, doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asna.201512186

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This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: M. Kadler, R. Ojha, TANAMI: Multiwavelength and multimessenger observations of active galaxies, Astronomische Nachrichten, Volume 336, pp. 499-504, doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asna.201512186, which has been published in final form at uri:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asna.201512186. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.

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Extragalactic jets launched from the immediate vicinity of supermassive black holes in radio-loud active galactic nuclei (AGN) are key objects in modern astronomy and astroparticle physics. AGN jets carry a fraction of the total gravitational energy released during the accretion of matter onto supermassive black holes and are prime suspects as possible sources of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays and the recently detected extraterrestrial neutrinos at PeV energies. TANAMI (Tracking Active galactic Nuclei with Austral Milliarcsecond Interferometry) is a multiwavelength program monitoring AGN jets of the southern sky. It combines high-resolution imaging and spectral monitoring at radio wavelengths with higher-frequency observations at IR, optical/UV, X-ray and γ-ray energies. We review recent results of the TANAMI program, highlighting AGN candidate neutrino-emitters in the error circles of the IceCube PeV neutrino events.