학술논문

Discovery of VHE gamma-ray emission from the BL Lac object B3 2247+381 with the MAGIC telescopes
Document Type
Working Paper
Author
The MAGIC CollaborationAleksić, J.Alvarez, E. A.Antonelli, L. A.Antoranz, P.Asensio, M.Backes, M.Barrio, J. A.Bastieri, D.González, J. BecerraBednarek, W.Berdyugin, A.Berger, K.Bernardini, E.Biland, A.Blanch, O.Bock, R. K.Boller, A.Bonnoli, G.Tridon, D. BorlaBraun, I.Bretz, T.Cañellas, A.Carmona, E.Carosi, A.Colin, P.Colombo, E.Contreras, J. L.Cortina, J.Cossio, L.Covino, S.Dazzi, F.De Angelis, A.De Caneva, G.del Pozo, E. De CeaDe Lotto, B.Mendez, C. DelgadoOrtega, A. DiagoDoert, M.Domínguez, A.Prester, D. DominisDorner, D.Doro, M.Elsaesser, D.Ferenc, D.Fonseca, M. V.Font, L.Fruck, C.López, R. J. GarcíaGarczarczyk, M.Garrido, D.Giavitto, G.Godinović, N.Hadasch, D.Häfner, D.Herrero, A.Hildebrand, D.Höhne-Mönch, D.Hose, J.Hrupec, D.Huber, B.Jogler, T.Kellermann, H.Klepser, S.Krähenbühl, T.Krause, J.La Barbera, A.Lelas, D.Leonardo, E.Lindfors, E.Lombardi, S.López, M.López-Oramas, A.Lorenz, E.Makariev, M.Maneva, G.Mankuzhiyil, N.Mannheim, K.Maraschi, L.Mariotti, M.Martínez, M.Mazin, D.Meucci, M.Miranda, J. M.Mirzoyan, R.Miyamoto, H.Moldón, J.Moralejo, A.Munar-Adrover, P.Nieto, D.Nilsson, K.Orito, R.Oya, I.Paneque, D.Paoletti, R.Pardo, S.Paredes, J. M.Partini, S.Pasanen, M.Pauss, F.Perez-Torres, M. A.Persic, M.Peruzzo, L.Pilia, M.Pochon, J.Prada, F.Moroni, P. G. PradaPrandini, E.Puljak, I.Reichardt, I.Reinthal, R.Rhode, W.Ribó, M.Rico, J.Rügamer, S.Saggion, A.Saito, K.Saito, T. Y.Salvati, M.Satalecka, K.Scalzotto, V.Scapin, V.Schultz, C.Schweizer, T.Shayduk, M.Shore, S. N.Sillanpää, A.Sitarek, J.Snidaric, I.Sobczynska, D.Spanier, F.Spiro, S.Stamatescu, V.Stamerra, A.Steinke, B.Storz, J.Strah, N.Surić, T.Takalo, L.Takami, H.Tavecchio, F.Temnikov, P.Terzić, T.Tescaro, D.Teshima, M.Tibolla, O.Torres, D. F.Treves, A.Uellenbeck, M.Vankov, H.Vogler, P.Wagner, R. M.Weitzel, Q.Zabalza, V.Zandanel, F.Zanin, R.Kadenius, V.Weidinger, M.Buson, S.
Source
A&A Volume 539, March 2012, A118
Subject
Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Language
Abstract
We study the non-thermal jet emission of the BL Lac object B3 2247+381 during a high optical state. The MAGIC telescopes observed the source during 13 nights between September 30th and October 30th 2010, collecting a total of 14.2 hours of good quality very high energy (VHE) $\gamma$-ray data. Simultaneous multiwavelength data was obtained with X-ray observations by the Swift satellite and optical R-band observations at the KVA-telescope. We also use high energy $\gamma$-ray (HE, 0.1 GeV-100 GeV) data from the Fermi satellite. The BL Lac object B3 2247+381 (z=0.119) was detected, for the first time, at VHE $\gamma$-rays at a statistical significance of 5.6 $\sigma$. A soft VHE spectrum with a photon index of -3.2 $\pm$ 0.6 was determined. No significant short term flux variations were found. We model the spectral energy distribution using a one-zone SSC-model, which can successfully describe our data.
Comment: 7 pages, 6 figures, 1 table, accepted for publication in Astronomy and Astrophysics