MAGIC detection of very high energy γ -ray emission from the low-luminosity blazar 1ES 1741+196

M. L. Ahnen; S. Ansoldi; L. A. Antonelli; P. Antoranz; C. Arcaro; A. Babic; B. Banerjee; P. Bangale; U. Barres de Almeida; J. A. Barrio; W. Bednarek; E. Bernardini; A. Berti; B. Biasuzzi; A. Biland; O. Blanch; S. Bonnefoy; G. Bonnoli; F. Borracci; T. Bretz; S. Buson; A. Carosi; A. Chatterjee; R. Clavero; P. Colin; E. Colombo; J. L. Contreras; J. Cortina; S. Covino; P. Da Vela; F. Dazzi; A. De Angelis; B. De Lotto; E. de Oña Wilhelmi; F. Di Pierro; M. Doert; A. Domínguez; D. Dominis Prester; D. Dorner; M. Doro; S. Einecke; D. Eisenacher Glawion; D. Elsaesser; M. Engelkemeier; V. Fallah Ramazani; A. Fernández-Barral; D. Fidalgo; M. V. Fonseca; L. Font; K. Frantzen; C. Fruck; D. Galindo; R. J. García López; M. Garczarczyk; D. Garrido Terrats; M. Gaug; P. Giammaria; N. Godinović; D. Gora; D. Guberman; D. Hadasch; A. Hahn; M. Hayashida; J. Herrera; J. Hose; D. Hrupec; G. Hughes; W. Idec; K. Kodani; Y. Konno; H. Kubo; J. Kushida; A. La Barbera; D. Lelas; E. Lindfors; S. Lombardi; F. Longo; M. López; R. López-Coto; P. Majumdar; M. Makariev; K. Mallot; G. Maneva; M. Manganaro; N. Mankuzhiyil; K. Mannheim; L. Maraschi; B. Marcote; M. Mariotti; M. Martínez; D. Mazin; U. Menzel; J. M. Miranda; R. Mirzoyan; A. Moralejo; E. Moretti; D. Nakajima; V. Neustroev; A. Niedzwiecki; M. Nievas Rosillo

doi:10.1093/mnras/stx472

MAGIC detection of very high energy γ -ray emission from the low-luminosity blazar 1ES 1741+196

M. L. Ahnen, S. Ansoldi, L. A. Antonelli, P. Antoranz, C. Arcaro, A. Babic, B. Banerjee, P. Bangale, U. Barres de Almeida, J. A. Barrio, W. Bednarek, E. Bernardini, A. Berti, B. Biasuzzi, A. Biland, O. Blanch, S. Bonnefoy, G. Bonnoli, F. Borracci, T. BretzS. Buson, A. Carosi, A. Chatterjee, R. Clavero, P. Colin, E. Colombo, J. L. Contreras, J. Cortina, S. Covino, P. Da Vela, F. Dazzi, A. De Angelis, B. De Lotto, E. de Oña Wilhelmi, F. Di Pierro, M. Doert, A. Domínguez, D. Dominis Prester, D. Dorner, M. Doro, S. Einecke, D. Eisenacher Glawion, D. Elsaesser, M. Engelkemeier, V. Fallah Ramazani, A. Fernández-Barral, D. Fidalgo, M. V. Fonseca, L. Font, K. Frantzen, C. Fruck, D. Galindo, R. J. García López, M. Garczarczyk, D. Garrido Terrats, M. Gaug, P. Giammaria, N. Godinović, D. Gora, D. Guberman, D. Hadasch, A. Hahn, M. Hayashida, J. Herrera, J. Hose, D. Hrupec, G. Hughes, W. Idec, K. Kodani, Y. Konno, H. Kubo, J. Kushida, A. La Barbera, D. Lelas, E. Lindfors, S. Lombardi, F. Longo, M. López, R. López-Coto, P. Majumdar, M. Makariev, K. Mallot, G. Maneva, M. Manganaro, N. Mankuzhiyil, K. Mannheim, L. Maraschi, B. Marcote, M. Mariotti, M. Martínez, D. Mazin, U. Menzel, J. M. Miranda, R. Mirzoyan, A. Moralejo, E. Moretti, D. Nakajima, V. Neustroev, A. Niedzwiecki, M. Nievas Rosillo

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© 2017 The Authors We present the first detection of the nearby (z = 0.084) low-luminosity BL Lac object 1ES 1741+196 in the very high energy (E > 100 GeV) band. This object lies in a triplet of interacting galaxies. Early predictions had suggested 1ES 1741+196 to be, along with several other high-frequency BL Lac sources, within the reach of MAGIC detectability. Its detection by MAGIC, later confirmed by VERITAS, helps to expand the small population of known TeV BL Lacs. The source was observed with the MAGIC telescopes between 2010 April and 2011 May, collecting 46 h of good quality data. These observations led to the detection of the source at 6.0 σ confidence level, with a steady flux F(>100 GeV) = (6.4 ± 1.7stat ± 2.6syst ) × 10−12 ph cm−2 s−1 and a differential spectral photon index Ɣ = 2.4 ± 0.2stat ± 0.2syst in the range of ∼80 GeV–3 TeV. To study the broad-band spectral energy distribution (SED) simultaneous with MAGIC observations, we use KVA, Swift/UVOT and XRT and Fermi/LAT data. One-zone synchrotron-self-Compton (SSC) modelling of the SED of 1ES 1741+196 suggests values for the SSC parameters that are quite common among known TeV BL Lacs except for a relatively low Doppler factor and slope of electron energy distribution. A thermal feature seen in the SED is well matched by a giant elliptical's template. This appears to be the signature of thermal emission from the host galaxy, which is clearly resolved in optical observations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1534–1541
Journal	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Volume	468
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx472
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2017

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(1ES 1741+196) – gamma-rays
BL Lacertae objects
Galaxies
Individual

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Ahnen, M. L., Ansoldi, S., Antonelli, L. A., Antoranz, P., Arcaro, C., Babic, A., Banerjee, B., Bangale, P., Barres de Almeida, U., Barrio, J. A., Bednarek, W., Bernardini, E., Berti, A., Biasuzzi, B., Biland, A., Blanch, O., Bonnefoy, S., Bonnoli, G., Borracci, F., ... Nievas Rosillo, M. (2017). MAGIC detection of very high energy γ -ray emission from the low-luminosity blazar 1ES 1741+196. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 468(2), 1534–1541. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx472

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AU - Ahnen, M. L.

AU - Ansoldi, S.

AU - Antonelli, L. A.

AU - Antoranz, P.

AU - Arcaro, C.

AU - Babic, A.

AU - Banerjee, B.

AU - Bangale, P.

AU - Barres de Almeida, U.

AU - Barrio, J. A.

AU - Bednarek, W.

AU - Bernardini, E.

AU - Berti, A.

AU - Biasuzzi, B.

AU - Biland, A.

AU - Blanch, O.

AU - Bonnefoy, S.

AU - Bonnoli, G.

AU - Borracci, F.

AU - Bretz, T.

AU - Buson, S.

AU - Carosi, A.

AU - Chatterjee, A.

AU - Clavero, R.

AU - Colin, P.

AU - Colombo, E.

AU - Contreras, J. L.

AU - Cortina, J.

AU - Covino, S.

AU - Da Vela, P.

AU - Dazzi, F.

AU - De Angelis, A.

AU - De Lotto, B.

AU - de Oña Wilhelmi, E.

AU - Di Pierro, F.

AU - Doert, M.

AU - Domínguez, A.

AU - Dominis Prester, D.

AU - Dorner, D.

AU - Doro, M.

AU - Einecke, S.

AU - Eisenacher Glawion, D.

AU - Elsaesser, D.

AU - Engelkemeier, M.

AU - Fallah Ramazani, V.

AU - Fernández-Barral, A.

AU - Fidalgo, D.

AU - Fonseca, M. V.

AU - Font, L.

AU - Frantzen, K.

AU - Fruck, C.

AU - Galindo, D.

AU - García López, R. J.

AU - Garczarczyk, M.

AU - Garrido Terrats, D.

AU - Gaug, M.

AU - Giammaria, P.

AU - Godinović, N.

AU - Gora, D.

AU - Guberman, D.

AU - Hadasch, D.

AU - Hahn, A.

AU - Hayashida, M.

AU - Herrera, J.

AU - Hose, J.

AU - Hrupec, D.

AU - Hughes, G.

AU - Idec, W.

AU - Kodani, K.

AU - Konno, Y.

AU - Kubo, H.

AU - Kushida, J.

AU - La Barbera, A.

AU - Lelas, D.

AU - Lindfors, E.

AU - Lombardi, S.

AU - Longo, F.

AU - López, M.

AU - López-Coto, R.

AU - Majumdar, P.

AU - Makariev, M.

AU - Mallot, K.

AU - Maneva, G.

AU - Manganaro, M.

AU - Mankuzhiyil, N.

AU - Mannheim, K.

AU - Maraschi, L.

AU - Marcote, B.

AU - Mariotti, M.

AU - Martínez, M.

AU - Mazin, D.

AU - Menzel, U.

AU - Miranda, J. M.

AU - Mirzoyan, R.

AU - Moralejo, A.

AU - Moretti, E.

AU - Nakajima, D.

AU - Neustroev, V.

AU - Niedzwiecki, A.

AU - Nievas Rosillo, M.

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N2 - © 2017 The Authors We present the first detection of the nearby (z = 0.084) low-luminosity BL Lac object 1ES 1741+196 in the very high energy (E > 100 GeV) band. This object lies in a triplet of interacting galaxies. Early predictions had suggested 1ES 1741+196 to be, along with several other high-frequency BL Lac sources, within the reach of MAGIC detectability. Its detection by MAGIC, later confirmed by VERITAS, helps to expand the small population of known TeV BL Lacs. The source was observed with the MAGIC telescopes between 2010 April and 2011 May, collecting 46 h of good quality data. These observations led to the detection of the source at 6.0 σ confidence level, with a steady flux F(>100 GeV) = (6.4 ± 1.7stat ± 2.6syst ) × 10−12 ph cm−2 s−1 and a differential spectral photon index Ɣ = 2.4 ± 0.2stat ± 0.2syst in the range of ∼80 GeV–3 TeV. To study the broad-band spectral energy distribution (SED) simultaneous with MAGIC observations, we use KVA, Swift/UVOT and XRT and Fermi/LAT data. One-zone synchrotron-self-Compton (SSC) modelling of the SED of 1ES 1741+196 suggests values for the SSC parameters that are quite common among known TeV BL Lacs except for a relatively low Doppler factor and slope of electron energy distribution. A thermal feature seen in the SED is well matched by a giant elliptical's template. This appears to be the signature of thermal emission from the host galaxy, which is clearly resolved in optical observations.

AB - © 2017 The Authors We present the first detection of the nearby (z = 0.084) low-luminosity BL Lac object 1ES 1741+196 in the very high energy (E > 100 GeV) band. This object lies in a triplet of interacting galaxies. Early predictions had suggested 1ES 1741+196 to be, along with several other high-frequency BL Lac sources, within the reach of MAGIC detectability. Its detection by MAGIC, later confirmed by VERITAS, helps to expand the small population of known TeV BL Lacs. The source was observed with the MAGIC telescopes between 2010 April and 2011 May, collecting 46 h of good quality data. These observations led to the detection of the source at 6.0 σ confidence level, with a steady flux F(>100 GeV) = (6.4 ± 1.7stat ± 2.6syst ) × 10−12 ph cm−2 s−1 and a differential spectral photon index Ɣ = 2.4 ± 0.2stat ± 0.2syst in the range of ∼80 GeV–3 TeV. To study the broad-band spectral energy distribution (SED) simultaneous with MAGIC observations, we use KVA, Swift/UVOT and XRT and Fermi/LAT data. One-zone synchrotron-self-Compton (SSC) modelling of the SED of 1ES 1741+196 suggests values for the SSC parameters that are quite common among known TeV BL Lacs except for a relatively low Doppler factor and slope of electron energy distribution. A thermal feature seen in the SED is well matched by a giant elliptical's template. This appears to be the signature of thermal emission from the host galaxy, which is clearly resolved in optical observations.

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MAGIC detection of very high energy γ -ray emission from the low-luminosity blazar 1ES 1741+196

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