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Synchrotron emission from the blazar PG 1553+113. An analysis of its flux and polarization variability. / Raiteri, C.M.; Nicastro, F.; Stamerra, A.; Villata, M.; Larionov, V.M.; Blinov, D.; Acosta-Pulido, J.A.; Arévalo, M.J.; Arkharov, A.A.; Bachev, R.; Borman, G.A.; Carnerero, M.I.; Carosati, D.; Cecconi, M.; Chen, W.-P.; Damljanovic, G.; Di Paola, A.; Ehgamberdiev, S.A.; Frasca, A.; Giroletti, M.; González-Morales, P.A.; Griñon-Mar n, A.B.; Grishina, T.S.; Huang, P.-C.; Ibryamov, S.; Klimanov, S.A.; Kopatskaya, E.N.; Kurtanidze, O.M.; Kurtanidze, S.O.; Lähteenmäki, A.; Larionova, E.G.; Larionova, L.V.; Lázaro, C.; Leto, G.; Liodakis, I.; Mart nez-Lombilla, C.; Mihov, B.; Mirzaqulov, D.O.; Mokrushina, A.A.; Moody, J.W.; Morozova, D.A.; Nazarov, S.V.; Nikolashvili, M.G.; Ohlert, J.M.; Panopoulou, G.V.; Pastor Yabar, A.; Pinna, F.; Protasio, C.; Rizzi, N.; Sadun, A.C.; Savchenko, S.S.; Semkov, E.; Sigua, L.A.; Slavcheva-Mihova, L.; Strigachev, A.; Tornikoski, M.; Troitskaya, Y.V.; Troitsky, I.S.; Vasilyev, A.A.; Vera, R.J.C.; Vince, O.; Zanmar Sanchez, R.
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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 466, No. 3, 2017, p. 3762-3774.
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Raiteri, CM, Nicastro, F, Stamerra, A, Villata, M
, Larionov, VM, Blinov, D, Acosta-Pulido, JA, Arévalo, MJ, Arkharov, AA, Bachev, R, Borman, GA, Carnerero, MI, Carosati, D, Cecconi, M, Chen, W-P, Damljanovic, G, Di Paola, A, Ehgamberdiev, SA, Frasca, A, Giroletti, M, González-Morales, PA, Griñon-Mar n, AB
, Grishina, TS, Huang, P-C, Ibryamov, S, Klimanov, SA
, Kopatskaya, EN, Kurtanidze, OM, Kurtanidze, SO, Lähteenmäki, A
, Larionova, EG, Larionova, LV, Lázaro, C, Leto, G, Liodakis, I, Mart nez-Lombilla, C, Mihov, B, Mirzaqulov, DO, Mokrushina, AA, Moody, JW
, Morozova, DA, Nazarov, SV, Nikolashvili, MG, Ohlert, JM, Panopoulou, GV, Pastor Yabar, A, Pinna, F, Protasio, C, Rizzi, N, Sadun, AC
, Savchenko, SS, Semkov, E, Sigua, LA, Slavcheva-Mihova, L, Strigachev, A, Tornikoski, M
, Troitskaya, YV, Troitsky, IS, Vasilyev, AA, Vera, RJC, Vince, O & Zanmar Sanchez, R 2017, '
Synchrotron emission from the blazar PG 1553+113. An analysis of its flux and polarization variability',
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 466, no. 3, pp. 3762-3774.
https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw3333,
https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw3333APA
Raiteri, C. M., Nicastro, F., Stamerra, A., Villata, M.
, Larionov, V. M., Blinov, D., Acosta-Pulido, J. A., Arévalo, M. J., Arkharov, A. A., Bachev, R., Borman, G. A., Carnerero, M. I., Carosati, D., Cecconi, M., Chen, W-P., Damljanovic, G., Di Paola, A., Ehgamberdiev, S. A., Frasca, A., ... Zanmar Sanchez, R. (2017).
Synchrotron emission from the blazar PG 1553+113. An analysis of its flux and polarization variability.
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society,
466(3), 3762-3774.
https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw3333,
https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw3333Vancouver
Author
Raiteri, C.M. ; Nicastro, F. ; Stamerra, A. ; Villata, M.
; Larionov, V.M. ; Blinov, D. ; Acosta-Pulido, J.A. ; Arévalo, M.J. ; Arkharov, A.A. ; Bachev, R. ; Borman, G.A. ; Carnerero, M.I. ; Carosati, D. ; Cecconi, M. ; Chen, W.-P. ; Damljanovic, G. ; Di Paola, A. ; Ehgamberdiev, S.A. ; Frasca, A. ; Giroletti, M. ; González-Morales, P.A. ; Griñon-Mar n, A.B.
; Grishina, T.S. ; Huang, P.-C. ; Ibryamov, S. ; Klimanov, S.A.
; Kopatskaya, E.N. ; Kurtanidze, O.M. ; Kurtanidze, S.O. ; Lähteenmäki, A.
; Larionova, E.G. ; Larionova, L.V. ; Lázaro, C. ; Leto, G. ; Liodakis, I. ; Mart nez-Lombilla, C. ; Mihov, B. ; Mirzaqulov, D.O. ; Mokrushina, A.A. ; Moody, J.W.
; Morozova, D.A. ; Nazarov, S.V. ; Nikolashvili, M.G. ; Ohlert, J.M. ; Panopoulou, G.V. ; Pastor Yabar, A. ; Pinna, F. ; Protasio, C. ; Rizzi, N. ; Sadun, A.C.
; Savchenko, S.S. ; Semkov, E. ; Sigua, L.A. ; Slavcheva-Mihova, L. ; Strigachev, A. ; Tornikoski, M.
; Troitskaya, Y.V. ; Troitsky, I.S. ; Vasilyev, A.A. ; Vera, R.J.C. ; Vince, O. ; Zanmar Sanchez, R. /
Synchrotron emission from the blazar PG 1553+113. An analysis of its flux and polarization variability. In:
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 2017 ; Vol. 466, No. 3. pp. 3762-3774.
BibTeX
@article{462e30c6a77f4897978ef5c8e452fbe3,
title = "Synchrotron emission from the blazar PG 1553+113. An analysis of its flux and polarization variability",
abstract = "In 2015 July 29-September 1, the satellite XMM-Newton pointed at the BL Lac object PG 1553+133 six times, collecting data for 218 h. During one of these epochs, simultaneous observations by the Swift satellite were requested to compare the results of the X-ray and optical-UV instruments. Optical, near-infrared and radio monitoring was carried out by the Whole Earth Blazar Telescope (WEBT) collaboration for the whole observing season. We here present the results of the analysis of all these data, together with an investigation of the source photometric and polarimetric behaviour over the last 3 yr. The 2015 EPIC spectra show slight curvature and the corresponding light curves display fast X-ray variability with a time-scale of the order of 1 h. In contrast to previous results, during the brightest X-ray states detected in 2015 the simple log-parabolic model that best fits the XMM-Newton data also reproduces reasonably well the whole synchrotron bump, suggesting a peak in the nearUV band. We found evidence of a wide rotation of the polarization angle in 2014, when the polarization degree was variable, but the flux remained almost constant. This is difficult to interpret with deterministic jet emission models, while it can be easily reproduced by assuming some turbulence of the magnetic field.",
keywords = "galaxies: active, BL Lacertae objects: general, BL Lacertae objects: individual: PG 1553+113, BL-LACERTAE OBJECTS, PHOTON IMAGING CAMERA, QUASAR PKS 1510-089, GAMMA-RAY, OPTICAL POLARIZATION, XMM-NEWTON, GASP-WEBT, 3C 279, X-RAY, RADIO POLARIZATION",
author = "C.M. Raiteri and F. Nicastro and A. Stamerra and M. Villata and V.M. Larionov and D. Blinov and J.A. Acosta-Pulido and M.J. Ar{\'e}valo and A.A. Arkharov and R. Bachev and G.A. Borman and M.I. Carnerero and D. Carosati and M. Cecconi and W.-P. Chen and G. Damljanovic and {Di Paola}, A. and S.A. Ehgamberdiev and A. Frasca and M. Giroletti and P.A. Gonz{\'a}lez-Morales and {Gri{\~n}on-Mar n}, A.B. and T.S. Grishina and P.-C. Huang and S. Ibryamov and S.A. Klimanov and E.N. Kopatskaya and O.M. Kurtanidze and S.O. Kurtanidze and A. L{\"a}hteenm{\"a}ki and E.G. Larionova and L.V. Larionova and C. L{\'a}zaro and G. Leto and I. Liodakis and {Mart nez-Lombilla}, C. and B. Mihov and D.O. Mirzaqulov and A.A. Mokrushina and J.W. Moody and D.A. Morozova and S.V. Nazarov and M.G. Nikolashvili and J.M. Ohlert and G.V. Panopoulou and {Pastor Yabar}, A. and F. Pinna and C. Protasio and N. Rizzi and A.C. Sadun and S.S. Savchenko and E. Semkov and L.A. Sigua and L. Slavcheva-Mihova and A. Strigachev and M. Tornikoski and Y.V. Troitskaya and I.S. Troitsky and A.A. Vasilyev and R.J.C. Vera and O. Vince and {Zanmar Sanchez}, R.",
year = "2017",
doi = "10.1093/mnras/stw3333",
language = "English",
volume = "466",
pages = "3762--3774",
journal = "Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society",
issn = "0035-8711",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",
number = "3",
}
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Synchrotron emission from the blazar PG 1553+113. An analysis of its flux and polarization variability
AU - Raiteri, C.M.
AU - Nicastro, F.
AU - Stamerra, A.
AU - Villata, M.
AU - Larionov, V.M.
AU - Blinov, D.
AU - Acosta-Pulido, J.A.
AU - Arévalo, M.J.
AU - Arkharov, A.A.
AU - Bachev, R.
AU - Borman, G.A.
AU - Carnerero, M.I.
AU - Carosati, D.
AU - Cecconi, M.
AU - Chen, W.-P.
AU - Damljanovic, G.
AU - Di Paola, A.
AU - Ehgamberdiev, S.A.
AU - Frasca, A.
AU - Giroletti, M.
AU - González-Morales, P.A.
AU - Griñon-Mar n, A.B.
AU - Grishina, T.S.
AU - Huang, P.-C.
AU - Ibryamov, S.
AU - Klimanov, S.A.
AU - Kopatskaya, E.N.
AU - Kurtanidze, O.M.
AU - Kurtanidze, S.O.
AU - Lähteenmäki, A.
AU - Larionova, E.G.
AU - Larionova, L.V.
AU - Lázaro, C.
AU - Leto, G.
AU - Liodakis, I.
AU - Mart nez-Lombilla, C.
AU - Mihov, B.
AU - Mirzaqulov, D.O.
AU - Mokrushina, A.A.
AU - Moody, J.W.
AU - Morozova, D.A.
AU - Nazarov, S.V.
AU - Nikolashvili, M.G.
AU - Ohlert, J.M.
AU - Panopoulou, G.V.
AU - Pastor Yabar, A.
AU - Pinna, F.
AU - Protasio, C.
AU - Rizzi, N.
AU - Sadun, A.C.
AU - Savchenko, S.S.
AU - Semkov, E.
AU - Sigua, L.A.
AU - Slavcheva-Mihova, L.
AU - Strigachev, A.
AU - Tornikoski, M.
AU - Troitskaya, Y.V.
AU - Troitsky, I.S.
AU - Vasilyev, A.A.
AU - Vera, R.J.C.
AU - Vince, O.
AU - Zanmar Sanchez, R.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - In 2015 July 29-September 1, the satellite XMM-Newton pointed at the BL Lac object PG 1553+133 six times, collecting data for 218 h. During one of these epochs, simultaneous observations by the Swift satellite were requested to compare the results of the X-ray and optical-UV instruments. Optical, near-infrared and radio monitoring was carried out by the Whole Earth Blazar Telescope (WEBT) collaboration for the whole observing season. We here present the results of the analysis of all these data, together with an investigation of the source photometric and polarimetric behaviour over the last 3 yr. The 2015 EPIC spectra show slight curvature and the corresponding light curves display fast X-ray variability with a time-scale of the order of 1 h. In contrast to previous results, during the brightest X-ray states detected in 2015 the simple log-parabolic model that best fits the XMM-Newton data also reproduces reasonably well the whole synchrotron bump, suggesting a peak in the nearUV band. We found evidence of a wide rotation of the polarization angle in 2014, when the polarization degree was variable, but the flux remained almost constant. This is difficult to interpret with deterministic jet emission models, while it can be easily reproduced by assuming some turbulence of the magnetic field.
AB - In 2015 July 29-September 1, the satellite XMM-Newton pointed at the BL Lac object PG 1553+133 six times, collecting data for 218 h. During one of these epochs, simultaneous observations by the Swift satellite were requested to compare the results of the X-ray and optical-UV instruments. Optical, near-infrared and radio monitoring was carried out by the Whole Earth Blazar Telescope (WEBT) collaboration for the whole observing season. We here present the results of the analysis of all these data, together with an investigation of the source photometric and polarimetric behaviour over the last 3 yr. The 2015 EPIC spectra show slight curvature and the corresponding light curves display fast X-ray variability with a time-scale of the order of 1 h. In contrast to previous results, during the brightest X-ray states detected in 2015 the simple log-parabolic model that best fits the XMM-Newton data also reproduces reasonably well the whole synchrotron bump, suggesting a peak in the nearUV band. We found evidence of a wide rotation of the polarization angle in 2014, when the polarization degree was variable, but the flux remained almost constant. This is difficult to interpret with deterministic jet emission models, while it can be easily reproduced by assuming some turbulence of the magnetic field.
KW - galaxies: active
KW - BL Lacertae objects: general
KW - BL Lacertae objects: individual: PG 1553+113
KW - BL-LACERTAE OBJECTS
KW - PHOTON IMAGING CAMERA
KW - QUASAR PKS 1510-089
KW - GAMMA-RAY
KW - OPTICAL POLARIZATION
KW - XMM-NEWTON
KW - GASP-WEBT
KW - 3C 279
KW - X-RAY
KW - RADIO POLARIZATION
U2 - 10.1093/mnras/stw3333
DO - 10.1093/mnras/stw3333
M3 - Article
VL - 466
SP - 3762
EP - 3774
JO - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
JF - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
SN - 0035-8711
IS - 3
ER -
