Simultaneous multiwavelength observations of the second exceptional γ-ray flare of PKS2155-304 in July 2006

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作者
Aharonian, F. [1 ,13 ]
Akhperjanian, A. G. [2 ]
Anton, G. [16 ]
de Almeida, U. Barres [8 ]
Bazer-Bachi, A. R. [3 ]
Becherini, Y. [12 ]
Behera, B. [14 ]
Benbow, W. [1 ]
Bernloehr, K. [1 ,5 ]
Boisson, C.
Bochow, A. [1 ]
Borrel, V. [3 ]
Brion, E. [7 ]
Brucker, J. [16 ]
Brun, P. [7 ]
Buehler, R. [1 ]
Bulik, T. [24 ]
Buesching, I. [9 ]
Boutelier, T. [17 ]
Chadwick, P. M. [8 ]
Charbonnier, A. [19 ]
Chaves, R. C. G. [1 ]
Cheesebrough, A. [8 ]
Chounet, L. -M. [10 ]
Clapson, A. C. [1 ]
Coignet, G. [11 ]
Costamante, L. [1 ,30 ,31 ]
Dalton, M. [5 ]
Daniel, M. K. [8 ]
Davids, I. D. [9 ,22 ]
Degrange, B. [10 ]
Deil, C. [1 ]
Dickinson, H. J. [8 ]
Djannati-Atai, A. [12 ]
Domainko, W. [1 ]
Drury, L. O'C. [13 ]
Dubois, F. [11 ]
Dubus, G. [17 ]
Dyks, J. [24 ]
Dyrda, M. [28 ]
Egberts, K. [1 ]
Emmanoulopoulos, D. [14 ]
Espigat, P. [12 ]
Farnier, C. [15 ]
Feinstein, F. [15 ]
Fiasson, A. [15 ]
Foerster, A. [1 ]
Fontaine, G. [10 ]
Fuessling, M. [5 ]
Gabici, S. [13 ]
机构
[1] Max Planck Inst Kernphys, D-69029 Heidelberg, Germany
[2] Yerevan Phys Inst, Yerevan 375036, Armenia
[3] UPS, CNRS, Ctr Etud Spatiale Rayonnements, F-31029 Toulouse 4, France
[4] Univ Hamburg, Inst Expt Phys, D-22761 Hamburg, Germany
[5] Humboldt Univ, Inst Phys, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
[6] Univ Paris Diderot, CNRS, Observ Paris, LUTH, F-92190 Meudon, France
[7] CE Saclay, CEA, IRFU, DSM, F-91191 Gif Sur Yvette, France
[8] Univ Durham, Dept Phys, Durham DH1 3LE, England
[9] North West Univ, Unit Space Phys, ZA-2520 Potchefstroom, South Africa
[10] Ecole Polytech, Lab Leprince Ringuet, F-91128 Palaiseau, France
[11] CNRS, IN2P3, Lab Annecy Le Vieux Phys Particules, F-74941 Annecy Le Vieux, France
[12] Univ Paris 07, CNRS, UMR 7164, CEA,Observ Paris, F-75205 Paris 13, France
[13] Dublin Inst Adv Studies, Dublin 2, Ireland
[14] Heidelberg Univ, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany
[15] Univ Montpellier 2, CNRS, IN2P3, Lab Phys Theor & Astroparticules, F-34095 Montpellier 5, France
[16] Univ Erlangen Nurnberg, Inst Phys, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
[17] Univ Grenoble 1, CNRS, INSU, Lab Astrophys Grenoble, F-38041 Grenoble 9, France
[18] Univ Tubingen, Inst Astron & Astrophys, D-72076 Tubingen, Germany
[19] Univ Paris 07, Univ Paris 06, LPNHE, CNRS,IN2P3, F-75252 Paris 5, France
[20] Charles Univ Prague, Fac Math & Phys, Inst Particle & Nucl Phys, Prague 18000, Czech Republic
[21] Ruhr Univ Bochum, Lehrstuhl Weltraum & Astrophys 4, Inst Theoret Phys, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
[22] Univ Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia
[23] Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Astron Observ, PL-30244 Warsaw, Poland
[24] Nicolaus Copernicus Astron Ctr, PL-00716 Warsaw, Poland
[25] Univ Leeds, Sch Phys & Astron, Leeds LS2 9JT, W Yorkshire, England
[26] Univ Adelaide, Sch Chem & Phys, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
[27] Nicholas Copernicus Univ, Torun Ctr Astron, PL-87100 Torun, Poland
[28] PAN, Inst Fiz Jadrowej, PL-31342 Krakow, Poland
[29] CBA Pretoria, Bronberg Observ, ZA-0056 Tiegerpoort, South Africa
[30] Stanford Univ, WW Hansen Expt Phys Lab, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[31] Kavli Inst Particle Astrophys & Cosmol, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
基金
新加坡国家研究基金会; 美国国家航空航天局; 英国科学技术设施理事会;
关键词
galaxies: active; galaxies: BL Lacertae objects: individual: PKS 2155-304; gamma rays: observations; X-rays: galaxies; BL-LAC OBJECTS; EXTRAGALACTIC BACKGROUND LIGHT; TEVBL LACERTAE OBJECTS; ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI; LOG-PARABOLIC SPECTRA; SIMULTANEOUS X-RAY; PKS; 2155-304; PARTICLE-ACCELERATION; BLAZAR SEQUENCE; XMM-NEWTON;
D O I
10.1051/0004-6361/200912128
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Aims. The X-ray-TeV connection and the evolution of the emitting particle population is studied in high-energy peaked BL Lac objects, by obtaining spectral information in both bands on sub-hour timescales. Methods. Simultaneous observations with HESS, Chandra and the Bronberg optical observatory were performed on the BL Lac object PKS 2155-304 in the night of July 29-30 2006, when the source underwent a major gamma-ray outburst during its high-activity state of Summer 2006. This event took place about 44 h after the other major outburst of the night of July 27-28, which is known for its ultrafast variability. An unprecedented 6 to 8 h of simultaneous, uninterrupted coverage was achieved, with spectra and light curves measured down to 7 and 2 min timescales, respectively. Results. The source exhibited one major flare along the night, at high energies. The gamma-ray flux reached a maximum of similar to 11 times the Crab flux (>400 GeV), with rise/decay timescales of similar to 1 h, plus a few smaller-amplitude flares superimposed on the decaying phase. The emission in the X-ray and VHE gamma-ray bands is strongly correlated, with no evidence of lags. The spectra also evolve with similar patterns, and are always soft ( photon index G > 2), indicating no strong shift of the peaks in the spectral energy distribution towards higher energies. Only at the flare maximum is there evidence that the gamma-ray peak is inside the observed passband, at similar to 400-600 GeV. The VHE spectrum shows a curvature that is variable with time and stronger at higher fluxes. The huge VHE variations (similar to 22x) are only accompanied by small-amplitude X-ray and optical variations (factor 2 and 15% respectively). The source has shown for the first time in a high-energy peaked BL Lac object a large Compton dominance (L-C/L-S similar to 10) - rapidly evolving - and a cubic relation between VHE and X-ray flux variations, during a decaying phase. These results challenge the common scenarios for the TeV-blazar emission.
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