Publications
Co-author of more than 250 Journal and Proceedings papers, see ADS for details.
Selected invited & review papers:
- Theory of Gamma-Ray Loud AGN, in Proc. 7th International Symposium on High-Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy, POS 2023 (to appear) (download)
- Active Galactic Nuclei as Potential Sources of Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays, Universe 2022, 8, 697 (download)
- An Introduction to Particle Acceleration in Shearing Flows, Galaxies (2019), 7(3), Special Issue "Particle Acceleration Processes in Astrophysical Jets", (download)
- Gamma-Ray Astrophysics in the Time Domain, Galaxies (2019) 7, 28, Special Issue "Monitoring the Nonthermal Universe", (download)
- Radio Galaxies at VHE energies, together with A. Levinson, Galaxies (2018) 6, 166, (download)
- TeV Astronomy (Journal Review), together with F. Aharonian and E. de Ona-Wilhelmi, Frontiers of Physics 8 (2013) 714, Special Issue dedicated to High Energy Astrophysics (download)
- Probing the central Black Hole in M87 with gamma-rays (Journal Review), together with F. Aharonian, Modern Physics Letters A 27 (2012), 12300301 (download)
- Non-thermal Processes in Black-Hole-Jet Magnetospheres (Journal Review), International Journal of Modern Physics D 20 (2011), 1547-1596 (download)
Latest Book:
- F. Aharonian, W. Hofmann, F.M. Rieger (eds): High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy, AIP 1792 (2017). (link)
Selected publications:
- M. Lemoine, K. Murase, F. Rieger: "Nonlinear aspects of stochastic particle acceleration", Phys. Rev. D 109 (2024), 063006 (download)
- J-S. Wang, B. Reville, Y. Mizuno, F.M. Rieger, F.A. Aharonian: "Particle acceleration in shearing flows: the self-generation of turbulent spine-sheath structures...", MNRAS 519 (2023), 1872 (download)
- F.M. Rieger and P. Duffy: "Particle Acceleration in Relativistic Shearing Flows: Energy Spectrum", ApJ 933 (2022), 149 (download)
- C. Baheeja, S. Sahayanathan, F.M. Rieger, S.K. Jagan, C.D. Ravikumar: "Do radiative losses determine the characteristic emission of the blazar Mkn 421?", MNRAS 514 (2022), 3074 (download)
- I.Liodakis, D. Bkinov, S.B. Potter, F.M. Rieger:"Constraints on magnetic field and particle content in blazar jets through optical circular polarization", MNRAS 509 (2021), L21 (download)
- S.K. Jagan, S. Sahayanathan, F.M. Rieger, C.D. Ravikumar: "Convex X-ray spectra of PKS 2155-304 and constraints on the minimum electron energy", MNRAS 506 (2021), 3996 (download)
- J-S. Wang, B. Reville, R-Y. Liu, F.M. Rieger, F.A. Aharonian: "Particle acceleration in shearing flows: the case for large-scale jets", MNRAS 505 (2021), 1334 (download)
- F.M. Rieger and P. Duffy: "Turbulence and Particle Acceleration in Shearing Flows", Astrophysical Journal Letters 907 (2021), L2 (download)
- G. Katsoulakos, F.M. Rieger, B. Reville: "Constraining cosmic-ray acceleration in the magnetospheric gaps of Sgr A*", ApJL 899 (2020), L7 (download)
- A. Abdalla,.., F. Rieger, ...(H.E.S.S.): "Resolving acceleration to very high energies along the jet of Centaurus A", Nature 582 (2020), 356 (download)
- G. Katsoulakos and F.M. Rieger: "Gap-type particle acceleration in the magnetospheres of rotating supermassive black holes", Astrophysical Journal 895 (2020), 99 (download)
- F. Ait Benkhali, W. Hofmann, F.M. Rieger, N. Chakraborty: "Evaluating Quasi-Periodic Variations in the gamma-ray Lightcurves of Fermi-LAT Blazars, Astronomy and Astrophysics 634 (2020), 120 (download)
- F.M. Rieger and P. Duffy: "Particle Acceleration in Shearing Flows: Efficiencies and Limits", Astrophysical Journal Letters (2019), 886, L26 (download)
- Z. Osmanov and F.M. Rieger: "Rotationally-driven VHE emission from the Vela pulsar", Astronomy and Astrophysics (2019), 627, A22 (download)
- F. Ait Benkhali, N. Chakraborty, F.M. Rieger: "The complex gamma-ray behaviour of the Radio Galaxy M87", Astronomy and Astrophysics 623 (2019), A2 (download)
- H. Abdalla,.., F. Rieger, ...(H.E.S.S.): "The gamma-ray spectrum of the core of Centaurus A as observed with H.E.S.S. and Fermi-LAT", Astronomy and Astrophysics (2018), 619, 71 (download)
- X-N. Sun, R-Z. Yang, F.M. Rieger, R-Y. Liu, F. Aharonian: "The energy distribution of relativistic electrons in the kilo-parsec scale jet of M87 with Chandra", Astronomy and Astrophysics 612 (2018), 106 (download)
- G. Katsoulakos and F.M. Rieger: "Magnetospheric Gamma-Ray Emission in Active Galactic Nuclei", Astrophysical Journal 852 (2018), 112 (download)
- R-Y. Liu, F.M. Rieger and F.A. Aharonian: "Particle Acceleration in Mildly Relativistic Shearing Flows (...) and the Origin of the Extended High-energy Emission in AGN Jets", Astrophysical Journal 842 (2017) 39 (download)
- Z. Osmanov and F.M. Rieger: "Pulsed VHE emission from the Crab Pulsar in the context of magnetocentrifugal particle acceleration", MNRAS 464 (2017), 1347-1352 (download)
- H. Abdalla,.., F. Rieger, ...(H.E.S.S.): Characterizing the gamma-ray long-term variability of PKS 2155-304 with H.E.S.S. and Fermi-LAT", Astronomy and Astrophysics 598 (2017), 39 (download)
- F.M. Rieger and P. Duffy: "Shear acceleration in expanding flows", Astrophysical Journal 833 (2016) 34 (download)
- F.M. Rieger, E.de Ona-Wilhelmi, F.A. Aharonian: "TeV Astronomy", Frontiers of Physics 8 (2013) 714, (download)
- E. Lefa, F.M. Rieger and F. Aharonian: "Formation of Very Hard Gamma-Ray Spectra of Blazars in Leptonic Models", Astrophysical Journal 740 (2011) 64 (download)
- A. Levinson and F. Rieger: "Variable TeV Emission as a Manifestation of Jet Formation in M87?", Astrophysical Journal 730 (2011) 123 (download)
- F.M. Rieger and F. Volpe: "Short-term VHE variability in blazars: PKS 2155-304", Astronomy and Astrophysics 520 (2010) 23 (download)
- F.M. Rieger and F.A. Aharonian: "Centaurus A as TeV gamma-ray and possible UHE cosmic-ray source", Astronomy and Astrophysics 506 (2009) L41 (download)
- V.A. Acciari....F. Rieger....: "Radio Imaging of the Very-High-Energy Gamma-Ray Emission Region in the Central Engine of a Radio Galaxy", Science 325 (2009) 444 (download)
- F.M. Rieger and F.A. Aharonian: "Variable VHE gamma-ray emission from non-blazar AGNs", Astronomy and Astrophysics 479 (2008) L5 (download)
- F.M. Rieger, V. Bosch-Ramon and P. Duffy: "Fermi acceleration in astrophysical jets", Astrophysics and Space Science 309 (2007) 271 (download)
- F.M. Rieger and P. Duffy: "Shear Acceleration in Relativistic Astrophysical Jets", Astrophysical Journal 617 (2004) 155 (download)
- F.M. Rieger: "On the Geometrical Origin of Periodicity in Blazar-type Sources", Astrophysical Journal 615 (2004) L5 (download)
- F.M. Rieger and K. Mannheim: "On the central black hole mass in Mkn 501", Astronomy and Astrophysics 396 (2003) 833 (download)
- F.M. Rieger and K. Mannheim: "Implications of a possible 23 day periodicity for binary black hole models in Mkn 501" Astronomy and Astrophysics 359 (2000) 948 (download)
- J.G. Kirk, F.M. Rieger and A. Mastichiadis: "Particle acceleration and synchrotron emission in blazar jets", Astronomy and Astrophysics 333 (1998) 452 (download)
