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PG 1553+113: Five years of observations with magic

  • J. Aleksić
  • , E. A. Alvarez
  • , L. A. Antonelli
  • , P. Antoranz
  • , M. Asensio
  • , M. Backes
  • , J. A. Barrio
  • , D. Bastieri
  • , J. Becerra González
  • , W. Bednarek
  • , A. Berdyugin
  • , K. Berger
  • , E. Bernardini
  • , A. Biland
  • , O. Blanch
  • , R. K. Bock
  • , A. Boller
  • , G. Bonnoli
  • , D. Borla Tridon
  • , I. Braun
  • T. Bretz, A. Cãellas, E. Carmona, A. Carosi, P. Colin, E. Colombo, J. L. Contreras, J. Cortina, L. Cossio, S. Covino, F. Dazzi, A. De Angelis, G. De Caneva, E. De Cea Del Pozo, B. De Lotto, C. Delgado Mendez, A. Diago Ortega, M. Doert, A. Domínguez, D. Dominis Prester, D. Dorner, M. Doro, D. Elsaesser, D. Ferenc, M. V. Fonseca, L. Font, C. Fruck, R. J.García López, M. Garczarczyk, D. Garrido, G. Giavitto, N. Godinović, D. Hadasch, D. Häfner, A. Herrero, D. Hildebrand, D. Höhne-Mönch, J. Hose, D. Hrupec, B. Huber, T. Jogler, H. Kellermann, S. Klepser, T. Krähenbühl, J. Krause, A. La Barbera, D. Lelas, E. Leonardo, E. Lindfors, S. Lombardi, M. López, A. López-Oramas, E. Lorenz, M. Makariev, G. Maneva, N. Mankuzhiyil, K. Mannheim, L. Maraschi, M. Mariotti, M. Martínez, D. Mazin, M. Meucci, J. M. Miranda, R. Mirzoyan, H. Miyamoto, J. Moldón, A. Moralejo, P. Munar-Adrover, D. Nieto, K. Nilsson, R. Orito, I. Oya, D. Paneque, R. Paoletti, S. Pardo, J. M. Paredes, S. Partini, M. Pasanen, F. Pauss, M. A. Perez-Torres, M. Persic, L. Peruzzo, M. Pilia, J. Pochon, F. Prada, P. G.Prada Moroni, E. Prandini, I. Puljak, I. Reichardt, R. Reinthal, W. Rhode, M. Ribó, J. Rico, S. Rügamer, A. Saggion, K. Saito, T. Y. Saito, M. Salvati, K. Satalecka, V. Scalzotto, V. Scapin, C. Schultz, T. Schweizer, M. Shayduk, S. N. Shore, A. Sillanpää, J. Sitarek, D. Sobczynska, F. Spanier, S. Spiro, V. Stamatescu, A. Stamerra, B. Steinke, J. Storz, N. Strah, T. Surić, L. Takalo, H. Takami, F. Tavecchio, P. Temnikov, T. Terzić, D. Tescaro, M. Teshima, O. Tibolla, D. F. Torres, A. Treves, M. Uellenbeck, H. Vankov, P. Vogler, R. M. Wagner, Q. Weitzel, V. Zabalza, F. Zandanel, R. Zanin, S. Buson, D. Horan, S. Larsson, F. D'Ammando
  • The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology
  • Complutense University
  • Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali (IAPS)
  • University of Siena
  • University of Dortmund
  • University of Padova
  • Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias
  • Research Unit; CIBERNED and Universidad de La Laguna
  • University of Lodz
  • University of Turku
  • c/o DESY
  • ETH Zurich
  • Max-Planck-Institut für Physik
  • University of Würzburg
  • ENAC-IIC-GEL
  • University of Barcelona
  • and Physics University of Udine
  • INFN
  • Campus UAB
  • Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT)
  • Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía-CSIC
  • University of Split
  • University of São Paulo
  • Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
  • University of Turku
  • INAF-Trieste
  • University of Insubria
  • University of Pisa
  • Pompeu Fabra University (UPF)
  • Stockholm University
  • Oskar Klein Centre
  • Consorzio Interuniversitario Fisica Spaziale

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Abstract

We present the results of five years (2005-2009) of MAGIC observations of the BL Lac object PG 1553+113 at very high energies (VHEs; E > 100GeV). Power-law fits of the individual years are compatible with a steady mean photon index Γ = 4.27 ± 0.14. In the last three years of data, the flux level above 150GeV shows a clear variability (probability of constant flux < 0.001%). The flux variations are modest, lying in the range from 4% to 11% of the Crab Nebula flux. Simultaneous optical data also show only modest variability that seems to be correlated with VHE gamma-ray variability. We also performed a temporal analysis of (all available) simultaneous Fermi/Large Area Telescope data of PG 1553+113 above 1GeV, which reveals hints of variability in the 2008-2009 sample. Finally, we present a combination of the mean spectrum measured at VHEs with archival data available for other wavelengths. The mean spectral energy distribution can be modeled with a one-zone synchrotron self-Compton model, which gives the main physical parameters governing the VHE emission in the blazar jet.

Original languageEnglish
Article number46
JournalAstrophysical Journal
Volume748
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Mar 2012

Keywords

  • gamma rays: galaxies
  • radiation mechanisms: non-thermal

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