Blazars are radio-loud active galactic nuclei with a relativistic jet of
> plasma directed at close angles to our line of sight. They emit a highly
> variable, almost entirely jet dominated continuum, spanning the entire
> electromagnetic spectrum from radio to GeV/TeV gamma-rays and variable on
> all timescales from minutes and even less to decades. Though we now have a
> general understanding of relevant physical processes and radiation
mechanisms, the physics of jet is still poorly understood and constrained.
In this talk, I will discuss my research project aimed at exploring
physical processes responsible for broadband emission from jet, in
particular, broadband emission mechanisms, jet dynamics and particle
acceleration, statistical properties of broadband emission, and connection
between the central engine and the jet that we have been carrying out using
multi-dimensional, multi-scale study of blazars multi-wavelength data and
modeling of its broadband emission. Finally, I will discuss our ongoing
projects involving ARIES facilities and my plan to expand it further,
especially exploiting spectro-temporal and polarization observations
Dr. Pankaj Kushwahahas applied for the A-PDF position at ARIES.