scholarly journals An intermittent extreme BL Lac: MWL study of 1ES 2344+514 in an enhanced state

2020 ◽  
Vol 496 (3) ◽  
pp. 3912-3928
Author(s):  
MAGIC Collaboration: V A Acciari ◽  
S Ansoldi ◽  
L A Antonelli ◽  
A Arbet Engels ◽  
A Babić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crab Nebula ◽  
Spectral Energy Distribution ◽  
Broad Band ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Spectral Energy ◽  
Bl Lac ◽  
Very High Energy ◽  
Γ Ray ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Crab Nebula

ABSTRACT Extreme high-frequency BL Lacs (EHBL) feature their synchrotron peak of the broad-band spectral energy distribution (SED) at νs ≥ 1017 Hz. The BL Lac object 1ES 2344+514 was included in the EHBL family because of its impressive shift of the synchrotron peak in 1996. During the following years, the source appeared to be in a low state without showing any extreme behaviours. In 2016 August, 1ES 2344+514 was detected with the ground-based γ-ray telescope FACT during a high γ-ray state, triggering multiwavelength (MWL) observations. We studied the MWL light curves of 1ES 2344+514 during the 2016 flaring state, using data from radio to very-high-energy (VHE) γ-rays taken with OVRO, KAIT, KVA, NOT, some telescopes of the GASP-WEBT collaboration at the Teide, Crimean, and St. Petersburg observatories, Swift-UVOT, Swift-XRT, Fermi-LAT, FACT, and MAGIC. With simultaneous observations of the flare, we built the broad-band SED and studied it in the framework of a leptonic and a hadronic model. The VHE γ-ray observations show a flux level of 55 per cent of the Crab Nebula flux above 300 GeV, similar to the historical maximum of 1995. The combination of MAGIC and Fermi-LAT spectra provides an unprecedented characterization of the inverse-Compton peak for this object during a flaring episode. The Γ index of the intrinsic spectrum in the VHE γ-ray band is 2.04 ± 0.12stat ± 0.15sys. We find the source in an extreme state with a shift of the position of the synchrotron peak to frequencies above or equal to 1018 Hz.

scholarly journals The challenging SED of AP Librae

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (S284) ◽  
pp. 411-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Sanchez ◽  
Berrie Giebels ◽  
Pascal Fortin ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Spectral Energy Distribution ◽  
Broad Band ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Intermediate Frequency ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Spectral Energy ◽  
Broad Band Emission ◽  
Band Emission ◽  
Bl Lac

AbstractMatching the broad-band emission of active galaxies with the predictions of theoretical models can be used to derive constraints on the properties of the emitting region and to probe the physical processes involved. AP Librae is the third low frequency peaked BL Lac (LBL) detected at very high energy (VHE, E>100GeV) by an Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope; most VHE BL Lacs (34 out of 39) belong to the high-frequency and intermediate-frequency BL Lac classes (HBL and IBL). LBL objects tend to have a higher luminosity with lower peak frequencies than HBLs or IBLs. The characterization of their time-averaged spectral energy distribution is challenging for emission models such as synchrotron self-Compton (SSC) models.

scholarly journals Extreme and high synchrotron peak blazars beyond 4FGL: The 2BIGB γ-ray catalogue

2020 ◽  
Vol 493 (2) ◽  
pp. 2438-2451
Author(s):  
B Arsioli ◽  
Y-L Chang ◽  
B Musiimenta
Keyword(s):  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Spectral Energy Distribution ◽  
Broad Band ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Spectral Energy ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Data Repositories ◽  
Total Contribution ◽  
Public Data ◽  
Γ Ray

ABSTRACT This paper presents the results of a γ-ray likelihood analysis over all the extreme and high synchrotron peak blazars (EHSP and HSP) from the 3HSP catalogue. We investigate 2013 multifrequency positions under the eyes of Fermi Large Area Telescope, considering 11 yr of observations in the energy range between 500 MeV and 500 GeV, which results in 1160 γ-ray signatures detected down to the TS=9 threshold. The detections include 235 additional sources concerning the Fermi Large Area Telescope Fourth Source Catalog (4FGL), all confirmed via high-energy TS (Test Statistic) maps, and represent an improvement of ∼25 per cent for the number of EHSP and HSP currently described in γ-rays. We build the γ-ray spectral energy distribution (SED) for all the 1160 2BIGB sources, plot the corresponding γ-ray logN−logS, and measure their total contribution to the extragalactic gamma-ray background, which reaches up to ∼33 per cent at 100 GeV. Also, we show that the γ-ray detectability improves according to the synchrotron peak flux as represented by the figure of merit parameter, and note that the search for TeV peaked blazars may benefit from considering HSP and EHSP as a whole, instead of EHSPs only. The 2BIGB acronym stands for ‘Second Brazil-ICRANet Gamma-ray Blazars’ catalogue, and all the broad-band models and SED data points will be available on public data repositories (OpenUniverse, GitHub, and Brazilian Science Data Center-BSDC).

MODELING THE MULTIWAVELENGTH SPECTRA AND VARIABILITY OF 3C 66A IN 2003–2004

2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (19) ◽  
pp. 3147-3154
Author(s):  
M. JOSHI ◽  
M. BÖTTCHER
Keyword(s):  
Background Radiation ◽  
Spectral Energy Distribution ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Spectral Energy ◽  
Emission Region ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Central Engine ◽  
Infrared Background ◽  
Very High Energy ◽  
Γ Ray

The BL Lac object 3C 66A was the target of an intensive multiwavelength monitoring campaign organized in 2003–2004. During the campaign, its spectral energy distribution (SED) was measured and flux measurements from radio to X-ray frequencies as well as upper limits in the very high energy (VHE) γ-ray regime were obtained. Here, we reproduce the SED and optical spectral variability pattern observed during our multiwavelength campaign using a time-dependent leptonic jet model. Our model could successfully simulate the observed SED and optical light curves and predict an intrinsic cutoff value for the VHE γ-ray emission at ~4 GeV implying the effect of the optical depth due to the intergalactic infrared background radiation (IIBR) to be negligible. Also, the contribution of external Comptonization (EIC), due to the presence of a broad-line region (BLR), in the emission of γ-ray photons could be significant early-on when the emission region is very close to the central engine but as it travels farther out, the production mechanism of hard X-ray and γ-ray photons becomes dominated by synchrotron self-Compton mechanism (SSC).

scholarly journals Very high-energy γ-ray observations of the Crab nebula and other potential sources with the GRAAL experiment

2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 293-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Arqueros ◽  
J. Ballestrin ◽  
M. Berenguel ◽  
D.M. Borque ◽  
E.F. Camacho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crab Nebula ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Potential Sources ◽  
Very High Energy ◽  
Γ Ray ◽  
The Crab Nebula ◽  
Very High

scholarly journals A new hard X-ray-selected sample of extreme high-energy peaked BL Lac objects and their TeV gamma-ray properties

2019 ◽  
Vol 486 (2) ◽  
pp. 1741-1762 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Foffano ◽  
E Prandini ◽  
A Franceschini ◽  
S Paiano
Keyword(s):  
Spectral Properties ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Spectral Energy Distribution ◽  
Broad Band ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Spectral Energy ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Bl Lac Objects ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Bl Lac

ABSTRACT Extreme high-energy peaked BL Lac objects (EHBLs) are an emerging class of blazars with exceptional spectral properties. The non-thermal emission of the relativistic jet peaks in the spectral energy distribution (SED) plot with the synchrotron emission in X-rays and with the gamma-ray emission in the TeV range or above. These high photon energies may represent a challenge for the standard modelling of these sources. They are important for the implications on the indirect measurements of the extragalactic background light, the intergalactic magnetic field estimate, and the possible origin of extragalactic high-energy neutrinos. In this paper, we perform a comparative study of the multiwavelength spectra of 32 EHBL objects detected by the Swift-BAT telescope in the hard X-ray band and by the Fermi-LAT telescope in the high-energy gamma-ray band. The source sample presents uniform spectral properties in the broad-band SEDs, except for the TeV gamma-ray band where an interesting bimodality seems to emerge. This suggests that the EHBL class is not homogeneous, and a possible subclassification of the EHBLs may be unveiled. Furthermore, in order to increase the number of EHBLs and settle their statistics, we discuss the potential detectability of the 14 currently TeV gamma-ray undetected sources in our sample by the Cherenkov telescopes.

scholarly journals Very High Energy gamma-rays from blazars

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (S304) ◽  
pp. 119-124
Author(s):  
Helene Sol
Keyword(s):  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Spectral Energy Distribution ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Spectral Energy ◽  
Bl Lac Objects ◽  
Cherenkov Telescopes ◽  
Bl Lac ◽  
Very High Energy ◽  
Very High

AbstractThe extragalactic very high energy (VHE) gamma-ray sky is dominated at the moment by more than fifty blazars detected by the present imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes (IACT), with a majority (about 90%) of high-frequency peaked BL Lac objects (HBL) and a small number of low-frequency peaked and intermediate BL Lac objects (LBL and IBL) and flat spectrum radio quasars (FSRQ). A significant variability is often observed, with time scales from a few minutes to months and years. The spectral energy distribution (SED) of these blazars typically shows two bumps from the radio to the TeV range, which can usually be described by leptonic or hadronic processes. While elementary bricks of the VHE emission scenarios seem now reasonably well identified, a global picture of these sources, describing the geometry and dynamics of the VHE zone, is not yet available. Multiwavelength monitoring and global alert network will be important to better constrain the picture, especially with the perspective of CTA, a major project of the next generation in ground-based gamma-ray astronomy.

scholarly journals Fundamental physics with blazar spectra: a critical appraisal

2019 ◽  
Vol 491 (4) ◽  
pp. 5268-5276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giorgio Galanti ◽  
Fabrizio Tavecchio ◽  
Marco Landoni
Keyword(s):  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Lorentz Invariance ◽  
Spectral Energy Distribution ◽  
High Energy ◽  
New Physics ◽  
Spectral Energy ◽  
Bl Lac ◽  
Very High Energy ◽  
Emission Models ◽  
Hadron Beam

ABSTRACT Very-high-energy (VHE) BL Lacertae (BL Lac) spectra extending above $10 \, \rm TeV$ provide a unique opportunity for testing physics beyond the standard model of elementary particle and alternative blazar emission models. We consider the hadron beam scenario, the conversion of photons to axion-like particles (ALPs) and the Lorentz invariance violation (LIV) by analysing their consequences and induced modifications to BL Lac spectra. In particular, we consider how different processes can provide similar spectral features (e.g. hard tails) and we discuss the ways they can be disentangled. We use data from High-Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy (HEGRA) of a high state of Markarian 501 and the High-Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) spectrum of the extreme BL Lac (EHBL) 1ES 0229+200. In addition, we consider two hypothetical EHBLs similar to 1ES 0229+200 located at redshifts z = 0.3 and z = 0.5. We observe that both the hadron beam and the photon–ALP oscillations predict a hard tail extending to energies larger than those possible in the standard scenario. Photon–ALP interaction predicts a peak in the spectra of distant BL Lacs at about $20\rm {-}30 \, \rm TeV$, while LIV produces a strong peak in all BL Lac spectra around $\sim 100 \, \rm TeV$. The peculiar feature of the photon–ALP conversion model is the production of oscillations in the spectral energy distribution, so that its detection/absence can be exploited to distinguish between the considered models. The above-mentioned features of the three models might be detected by the upcoming Cherenkov Telescope Array. Thus, future observations of BL Lac spectra could eventually shed light on new physics and alternative blazar emission models, driving fundamental research towards a specific direction.

scholarly journals VERY-HIGH ENERGY PROCESSES IN BLACK HOLE MAGNETOSPHERE: THE CASE OF M87

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 1460189 ◽  
Author(s):  
STEPHANE VINCENT
Keyword(s):  
Black Hole ◽  
Spectral Energy Distribution ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Spectral Energy ◽  
Morphological Studies ◽  
Very High Energy ◽  
Γ Rays ◽  
Γ Ray ◽  
Energy Processes ◽  
Very High

M87 is a nearby radio galaxy that is detected at energies ranging from radio to very high energy (VHE) γ-rays. Its proximity and its jet, misaligned from our line of sight, enable detailed morphological studies. The detection of rapidly variable TeV emissions on timescale of ~ 1 day implies a source of a few Schwarzschild radii R Sch . The γ-ray telescopes cannot provide images with a sufficient resolution to localize the sites of the γ-ray production. However, both X-ray and radio observations have shown evidence that charged particles are accelerated in the immediate vicinity of the black hole closer than 100 R Sch . We propose that the non-thermal particle acceleration and the VHE emission processes may occur in a pair-starved region of the black hole (BH) magnetosphere. We produce a broadband spectral energy distribution (SED) of the resulting radiation and compare the model with the observed fluxes from the nucleus of M87 for the high γ-ray activities.

scholarly journals MWL Picture Of The Blazar S5 0716+714 During Its Brightest Outburst

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Manganaro ◽  
Giovanna Pedaletti ◽  
Marlene Doert ◽  
Denis Bastieri ◽  
Vandad Fallah Ramazani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Time Window ◽  
Spectral Energy Distribution ◽  
Broad Band ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Spectral Energy ◽  
Time Variability ◽  
Multi Wavelength ◽  
Very High Energy ◽  
Very High

S5 0716+714 is a well known BL-Lac object, one of the brightest and most active blazars. The discovery in the Very High Energy band (VHE, E > 100 GeV) by MAGIC happened in 2008. In January 2015 the source went through the brightest optical state ever observed, triggering MAGIC follow-up and a VHE detection with ~ sigma significance (ATel #6999). Rich multi-wavelength coverage of the flare allowed us to construct the broad-band spectral energy distribution of S5 0716+714 during its brightest outburst. In this work we will present the preliminary analysis of MAGIC and Fermi-LAT data of the flaring activity in January and February 2015 for the HE and VHE band, together with radio (Metsahovi, OVRO, VLBA, Effelsberg), sub-millimeter (SMA), optical (Tuorla, Perkins, Steward, AZT-8+ST7, LX-200, Kanata), X-ray and UV (Swift-XRT and UVOT), in the same time-window and discuss the time variability of the MWL light curves during this impressive outburst.

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