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    Sanchez, D. A; Giebels, B; Fortin, P; Horan, D; Szostek, A; Fegan, S; Baczko, A.-K; Finke, J; Kadler, M. L; Kovalev, Y. Y; Lister, M. L; Pushkarev, A. B; Savolainen, T

    Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 12/2015, Letnik: 454, Številka: 3
    Journal Article

    Following the discovery of high-energy (HE; E > 10 MeV) and very-high-energy (VHE; E > 100 GeV) γ-ray emission from the low-frequency-peaked BL Lac (LBL) object AP Librae, its electromagnetic spectrum is studied over 60 octaves in energy. Contemporaneous data in radio, optical and UV together with the (non-simultaneous) γ-ray data are used to construct the most precise spectral energy distribution of this source. The data have been found to be modelled with difficulties with single-zone homogeneous leptonic synchrotron self-Compton (SSC) radiative scenarios due to the unprecedented width of the HE component when compared to the lower-energy component. The two other LBL objects also detected at VHE appear to have similar modelling difficulties. Nevertheless, VHE γ-rays produced in the extended jet could account for the VHE flux observed by HESS.