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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Discovery of VHE γ-ray emission and multi-wavelength observations of the BL Lacertae object 1RXS J101015.9-311909 |
Other Titles: | Discovery of VHE gamma-ray emission and multi-wavelength observations of the BL Lacertae object 1RXS J101015.9-311909 |
Author: | Maxted, N. Nicholas, B. Rowell, G. |
Citation: | Astronomy and Astrophysics: a European journal, 2012; 542:A94-1-A94-10 |
Publisher: | EDP Sciences |
Issue Date: | 2012 |
ISSN: | 0004-6361 1432-0746 |
Statement of Responsibility: | H.E.S.S. Collaboration, A. Abramowski ... N. Maxted ... B. Nicholas ... G. Rowell ... et al. |
Abstract: | 1RXS J101015.9−311909 is a galaxy located at a redshift of z = 0.14 hosting an active nucleus (called AGN) belonging to the class of bright BL Lac objects. Observations at high (HE, E > 100 MeV) and very high (VHE, E > 100 GeV) energies provide insights into the origin of very energetic particles present in such sources and the radiation processes at work. We report on results from VHE observations performed between 2006 and 2010 with the H.E.S.S. instrument, an array of four imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes. H.E.S.S. data have been analysed with enhanced analysis methods, making the detection of faint sources more significant. VHE emission at a position coincident with 1RXS J101015.9−311909 is detected with H.E.S.S. for the first time. In a total good-quality livetime of about 49 h, we measure 263 excess counts, corresponding to a significance of 7.1 standard deviations. The photon spectrum above 0.2 TeV can be described by a power-law with a photon index of Γ = 3.08 ± 0.42stat ± 0.20sys . The integral flux above 0.2 TeV is about 0.8% of the flux of the Crab nebula and shows no significant variability over the time reported. In addition, public Fermi/LAT data are analysed to search for high energy emission from the source. The Fermi/LAT HE emission in the 100 MeV to 200 GeV energy range is significant at 8.3 standard deviations in the chosen 25-month dataset. UV and X-ray contemporaneous observations with the Swift satellite in May 2007 are also reported, together with optical observations performed with the atom telescope located at the H.E.S.S. site. Swift observations reveal an absorbed X-ray flux of F(⁰·³‾⁷) keV = 1.04+0.04 −0.05 × 10⁻¹¹ erg cm⁻² s⁻¹ in the 0.3−7 keV range. Finally, all the available data are used to study the multi-wavelength properties of the source. The spectral energy distribution (SED) can be reproduced using a simple one-zone Synchrotron Self Compton (SSC) model with emission from a region with a Doppler factor of 30 and a magnetic field between 0.025 and 0.16 G. These parameters are similar to those obtained for other sources of this type. |
Keywords: | gamma rays: galaxies galaxies : active BL Lacertae objects: individual: 1RXS J101015.9-311909 |
Description: | Extent: 10p. |
Rights: | © ESO 2012. Article published by EDP Sciences |
DOI: | 10.1051/0004-6361/201218910 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218910 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest IPAS publications Physics publications |
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