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T: Fachverband Teilchenphysik

T 104: Gammaastronomie V

T 104.1: Talk

Thursday, March 3, 2016, 16:45–17:00, VMP9 SR 27

The grid-scan: a novel method for a less biased broadband SED modeling — •Marlene Doert¹ and David Paneque² — ¹Ruhr-Universität Bochum — ²Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, München

We present a novel strategy for the modeling of blazar SEDs in the scope of current emission models: the grid-scan modeling. With an unbiased and uniform scan of the multi-dimensional parameter space of current emission models, e.g. the SSC model, and an a posteriori evaluation of the model-to-data agreement, independent sets of equally good model representations can be found. This variety of models generally includes different valid physical scenarios, which offer a more complete picture than single ''best'' solutions found by minimizers or the often-practised ''eyeball-fit''. Additionally, the grid-scan also allows to quantify how well the individual model parameters get constrained by any given experimental data set. The method will be introduced using the example of multi-wavelength spectral measurements of the blazar Markarian 501.