Very high energy gamma-rays from flat spectrum radio quasars

: Lindfors Elina

: Massaro F, Cheung CC, Lopez ED, Siemiginowska A

: Symposium of the International-Astronomical-Union

: 2015

: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union

: Extragalactic jets from every angle

: EXTRAGALACTIC JETS FROM EVERY ANGLE

: IAU SYMP P SERIES

: IAU Symposium Proceedings Series

: 10

: 313

: 27

: 32

: 6

: 978-1-10707-874-1

: 1743-9213

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921315001817

The detection of Flat Spectrum Radio Quasars (FSRQs) in the Very High Energy (VHE, E>100 GeV) range is challenging, mainly because of their steep soft spectra and distance. Nevertheless four FSRQs are now known to be VHE emitters. The detection of the VHE gamma-rays has challenged the emission models of these sources. The sources are also found to exhibit very different behavior. I will give an overview of what is known about the VHE emission of these sources and about the multiwavelength signatures that are connected to the VHE gamma-ray emission.