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Characterizing the γ-ray long-term variability of PKS2155 304 with HESS and Fermi-LAT
North-West University, South Africa.
University of Hamburg, Germany.
Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, Germany ; Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Ireland ; National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia, Armenia.
Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, Germany.
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2017 (English)In: Astronomy and Astrophysics, ISSN 0004-6361, E-ISSN 1432-0746, Vol. 598, article id A39Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Studying the temporal variability of BL Lac objects at the highest energies provides unique insights into the extreme physical processes occurring in relativistic jets and in the vicinity of super-massive black holes. To this end, the long-term variability of the BL Lac object PKS 2155-304 is analyzed in the high (HE, 100MeV < E < 300 GeV) and very high energy (VHE, E > 200 GeV) gamma-ray domain. Over the course of similar to 9 yr of H. E. S. S. observations the VHE light curve in the quiescent state is consistent with a log-normal behavior. The VHE variability in this state is well described by flicker noise (power-spectral-density index βVHE = 1 .10+ 0.10-0,13) on timescales larger than one day. An analysis of similar to 5.5 yr of HE Fermi-LAT data gives consistent results (βHE = 1 .20+ 0.21-0.23, on timescales larger than 10 days) compatible with the VHE findings. The HE and VHE power spectral densities show a scale invariance across the probed time ranges. A direct linear correlation between the VHE and HE fluxes could neither be excluded nor firmly established. These long-term-variability properties are discussed and compared to the red noise behavior (beta similar to 2) seen on shorter timescales during VHE-flaring states. The difference in power spectral noise behavior at VHE energies during quiescent and flaring states provides evidence that these states are influenced by different physical processes, while the compatibility of the HE and VHE long-term results is suggestive of a common physical link as it might be introduced by an underlying jet-disk connection.

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The European Southern Observatory , 2017. Vol. 598, article id A39
Keywords [en]
galaxies: active, BL Lacertae objects: individual: PKS 2155-304, gamma rays: galaxies, galaxies: jets, galaxies: nuclei, radiation mechanisms: non-thermal
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Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
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Physics, Astroparticle Physics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-64219DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201629419ISI: 000394465000039Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85011102577OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-64219DiVA, id: diva2:1098114
Available from: 2017-05-23 Created: 2017-05-23 Last updated: 2022-05-10Bibliographically approved

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