The 2012 flare of PG 1553+113 seen with H.E.S.S. and Fermi-LAT

doi:10.1088/0004-637X/802/1/65

Title: The 2012 flare of PG 1553+113 seen with H.E.S.S. and Fermi-LAT

Abstract

Very high energy (VHE, E > 100 GeV) γ-ray flaring activity of the high-frequency peaked BL Lac object PG 1553+113 has been detected by the H.E.S.S. telescopes. Also, the flux of the source increased by a factor of 3 during the nights of 2012 April 26 and 27 with respect to the archival measurements with a hint of intra-night variability. No counterpart of this event has been detected in the Fermi-Large Area Telescope data. This pattern is consistent with VHE γ-ray flaring being caused by the injection of ultrarelativistic particles, emitting γ-rays at the highest energies. The dataset offers a unique opportunity to constrain the redshift of this source at z = 0.49 ± 0.04 using a novel method based on Bayesian statistics. In addition, the indication of intra-night variability is used to introduce a novel method to probe for a possible Lorentz invariance violation (LIV), and to set limits on the energy scale at which Quantum Gravity (QG) effects causing LIV may arise. For the subluminal case, the derived limits are E_QG,1 > 4.10 × 10¹⁷ GeV and E_QG,2 > 2.10 × 10¹⁰ GeV for linear and quadratic LIV effects, respectively.

Authors:

Abramowski, A.; Aharonian, F.; Benkhali, F. Ait; Akhperjanian, A. G.; Angüner, E. O.; Backes, M.; Balenderan, S.; Balzer, A.;

; Becherini, Y.; Tjus, J. Becker; Berge, D.; Bernhard, S.; Bernlöhr, K.; Birsin, E.; Biteau, J.; Böttcher, M.; Boisson, C.; Bolmont, J.; Bordas, P. more »

Publication Date:: 2015-03-24

Research Org.:: SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

Contributing Org.:: Fermi-LAT Collaboration; H.E.S.S. Collaboration

OSTI Identifier:: 1355172

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: The Astrophysical Journal (Online)

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: The Astrophysical Journal (Online); Journal Volume: 802; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 1538-4357

Publisher:: Institute of Physics (IOP)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS; Galaxies; active – BL Lacertae objects; Individual; PG 1553+113 – Gamma rays; observations – Quantum Gravity – Lorentz invariance breaking

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                    Abramowski, A., Aharonian, F., Benkhali, F. Ait, Akhperjanian, A. G., Angüner, E. O., Backes, M., Balenderan, S., Balzer, A., Barnacka, A., Becherini, Y., Tjus, J. Becker, Berge, D., Bernhard, S., Bernlöhr, K., Birsin, E., Biteau, J., Böttcher, M., Boisson, C., Bolmont, J., Bordas, P., Bregeon, J., Brun, F., Brun, P., Bryan, M., Bulik, T., Carrigan, S., Casanova, S., Chadwick, P. M., Chakraborty, N., Chalme-Calvet, R., Chaves, R. C.  G., Chrétien, M., Colafrancesco, S., Cologna, G., Conrad, J., Couturier, C., Cui, Y., Dalton, M., Davids, I. D., Degrange, B., Deil, C., deWilt, P., Djannati-Ataï, A., Domainko, W., Donath, A., Drury, L. O’C., Dubus, G., Dutson, K., Dyks, J., Dyrda, M., Edwards, T., Egberts, K., Eger, P., Espigat, P., Farnier, C., Fegan, S., Feinstein, F., Fernandes, M. V., Fernandez, D., Fiaßon, A., Fontaine, G., Förster, A., FüSSling, M., Gabici, S., Gajdus, M., Gallant, Y. A., Garrigoux, T., Giavitto, G., Giebels, B., Glicenstein, J. F., Gottschall, D., Grondin, M. -H., Grudzińska, M., Hadsch, D., Häffner, S., Hahn, J., Harris, J., Heinzelmann, G., Henri, G., Hermann, G., Hervet, O., Hillert, A., Hinton, J. A., Hofmann, W., Hofverberg, P., Holler, M., Horns, D., Ivascenko, A., Jacholkowska, A., Jahn, C., Jamrozy, M., Janiak, M., Jankowsky, F., Jung, I., Kastendieck, M. A., Katarzyński, K., Katz, U., Kaufmann, S., Khélifi, B., Kieffer, M., Klepser, S., Klochkov, D., Kluźniak, W., Kolitzus, D., Komin, Nu., Kosack, K., Krakau, S., Krayzel, F., Krüger, P. P., Laffon, H., Lamanna, G., Lefaucheur, J., Lefranc, V., Lemiére, A., Lemoine-Goumard, M., Lenain, J. -P., Lohse, T., Lopatin, A., Lu, C. -C., Marandon, V., Marcowith, A., Marx, R., Maurin, G., Maxted, N., Mayer, M., McComb, T. J.  L., Méhault, J., Meintjes, P. J., Menzler, U., Meyer, M., Mitchell, A. M.  W., Moderski, R., Mohamed, M., Morå, K., Moulin, E., Murach, T., Naurois, M. de, Niemiec, J., Nolan, S. J., Oakes, L., Odaka, H., Ohm, S., Opitz, B., Ostrowski, M., Oya, I., Panter, M., Parsons, R. D., Paz Arribas, M., Pekeur, N. W., Pelletier, G., Perez, J., Petrucci, P. -O., Peyaud, B., Pita, S., Poon, H., Pühlhofer, G., Punch, M., Quirrenbach, A., Raab, S., Reichardt, I., Reimer, A., Reimer, O., Renaud, M., de los Reyes, R., Rieger, F., Rob, L., Romoli, C., Rosier-Lees, S., Rowell, G., Rudak, B., Rulten, C. B., Sahakian, V., Salek, D., Sanchez, D. A., Santangelo, A., Schlickeiser, R., Schüssler, F., Schulz, A., Schwanke, U., Schwarzburg, S., Schwemmer, S., Sol, H., Spanier, F., Spengler, G., Spies, F., Stawarz, Ł., Steenkamp, R., Stegmann, C., Stinzing, F., Stycz, K., Sushch, I., Tavernet, J. -P., Tavernier, T., Taylor, A. M., Terrier, R., Tluczykont, M., Trichard, C., Valerius, K., van Eldik, C., van Soelen, B., Vasileiadis, G., Veh, J., Venter, C., Viana, A., Vincent, P., Vink, J., Völk, H. J., Volpe, F., Vorster, M., Vuillaume, T., Wagner, P., Wagner, R. M., Ward, M., Weidinger, M., Weitzel, Q., White, R., Wierzcholska, A., Willmann, P., Wörnlein, A., Wouters, D., Yang, R., Zabalza, V., Zaborov, D., Zacharias, M., Zdziarski, A. A., Zech, A., and Zechlin, H. -S. The 2012 flare of PG 1553+113 seen with H.E.S.S. and Fermi-LAT.  United States: N. p., 2015. 
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                    Abramowski, A., Aharonian, F., Benkhali, F. Ait, Akhperjanian, A. G., Angüner, E. O., Backes, M., Balenderan, S., Balzer, A., Barnacka, A., Becherini, Y., Tjus, J. Becker, Berge, D., Bernhard, S., Bernlöhr, K., Birsin, E., Biteau, J., Böttcher, M., Boisson, C., Bolmont, J., Bordas, P., Bregeon, J., Brun, F., Brun, P., Bryan, M., Bulik, T., Carrigan, S., Casanova, S., Chadwick, P. M., Chakraborty, N., Chalme-Calvet, R., Chaves, R. C.  G., Chrétien, M., Colafrancesco, S., Cologna, G., Conrad, J., Couturier, C., Cui, Y., Dalton, M., Davids, I. D., Degrange, B., Deil, C., deWilt, P., Djannati-Ataï, A., Domainko, W., Donath, A., Drury, L. O’C., Dubus, G., Dutson, K., Dyks, J., Dyrda, M., Edwards, T., Egberts, K., Eger, P., Espigat, P., Farnier, C., Fegan, S., Feinstein, F., Fernandes, M. V., Fernandez, D., Fiaßon, A., Fontaine, G., Förster, A., FüSSling, M., Gabici, S., Gajdus, M., Gallant, Y. A., Garrigoux, T., Giavitto, G., Giebels, B., Glicenstein, J. F., Gottschall, D., Grondin, M. -H., Grudzińska, M., Hadsch, D., Häffner, S., Hahn, J., Harris, J., Heinzelmann, G., Henri, G., Hermann, G., Hervet, O., Hillert, A., Hinton, J. A., Hofmann, W., Hofverberg, P., Holler, M., Horns, D., Ivascenko, A., Jacholkowska, A., Jahn, C., Jamrozy, M., Janiak, M., Jankowsky, F., Jung, I., Kastendieck, M. A., Katarzyński, K., Katz, U., Kaufmann, S., Khélifi, B., Kieffer, M., Klepser, S., Klochkov, D., Kluźniak, W., Kolitzus, D., Komin, Nu., Kosack, K., Krakau, S., Krayzel, F., Krüger, P. P., Laffon, H., Lamanna, G., Lefaucheur, J., Lefranc, V., Lemiére, A., Lemoine-Goumard, M., Lenain, J. -P., Lohse, T., Lopatin, A., Lu, C. -C., Marandon, V., Marcowith, A., Marx, R., Maurin, G., Maxted, N., Mayer, M., McComb, T. J.  L., Méhault, J., Meintjes, P. J., Menzler, U., Meyer, M., Mitchell, A. M.  W., Moderski, R., Mohamed, M., Morå, K., Moulin, E., Murach, T., Naurois, M. de, Niemiec, J., Nolan, S. J., Oakes, L., Odaka, H., Ohm, S., Opitz, B., Ostrowski, M., Oya, I., Panter, M., Parsons, R. D., Paz Arribas, M., Pekeur, N. W., Pelletier, G., Perez, J., Petrucci, P. -O., Peyaud, B., Pita, S., Poon, H., Pühlhofer, G., Punch, M., Quirrenbach, A., Raab, S., Reichardt, I., Reimer, A., Reimer, O., Renaud, M., de los Reyes, R., Rieger, F., Rob, L., Romoli, C., Rosier-Lees, S., Rowell, G., Rudak, B., Rulten, C. B., Sahakian, V., Salek, D., Sanchez, D. A., Santangelo, A., Schlickeiser, R., Schüssler, F., Schulz, A., Schwanke, U., Schwarzburg, S., Schwemmer, S., Sol, H., Spanier, F., Spengler, G., Spies, F., Stawarz, Ł., Steenkamp, R., Stegmann, C., Stinzing, F., Stycz, K., Sushch, I., Tavernet, J. -P., Tavernier, T., Taylor, A. M., Terrier, R., Tluczykont, M., Trichard, C., Valerius, K., van Eldik, C., van Soelen, B., Vasileiadis, G., Veh, J., Venter, C., Viana, A., Vincent, P., Vink, J., Völk, H. J., Volpe, F., Vorster, M., Vuillaume, T., Wagner, P., Wagner, R. M., Ward, M., Weidinger, M., Weitzel, Q., White, R., Wierzcholska, A., Willmann, P., Wörnlein, A., Wouters, D., Yang, R., Zabalza, V., Zaborov, D., Zacharias, M., Zdziarski, A. A., Zech, A., & Zechlin, H. -S. The 2012 flare of PG 1553+113 seen with H.E.S.S. and Fermi-LAT.  United States.  doi:10.1088/0004-637X/802/1/65.

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                    Abramowski, A., Aharonian, F., Benkhali, F. Ait, Akhperjanian, A. G., Angüner, E. O., Backes, M., Balenderan, S., Balzer, A., Barnacka, A., Becherini, Y., Tjus, J. Becker, Berge, D., Bernhard, S., Bernlöhr, K., Birsin, E., Biteau, J., Böttcher, M., Boisson, C., Bolmont, J., Bordas, P., Bregeon, J., Brun, F., Brun, P., Bryan, M., Bulik, T., Carrigan, S., Casanova, S., Chadwick, P. M., Chakraborty, N., Chalme-Calvet, R., Chaves, R. C.  G., Chrétien, M., Colafrancesco, S., Cologna, G., Conrad, J., Couturier, C., Cui, Y., Dalton, M., Davids, I. D., Degrange, B., Deil, C., deWilt, P., Djannati-Ataï, A., Domainko, W., Donath, A., Drury, L. O’C., Dubus, G., Dutson, K., Dyks, J., Dyrda, M., Edwards, T., Egberts, K., Eger, P., Espigat, P., Farnier, C., Fegan, S., Feinstein, F., Fernandes, M. V., Fernandez, D., Fiaßon, A., Fontaine, G., Förster, A., FüSSling, M., Gabici, S., Gajdus, M., Gallant, Y. A., Garrigoux, T., Giavitto, G., Giebels, B., Glicenstein, J. F., Gottschall, D., Grondin, M. -H., Grudzińska, M., Hadsch, D., Häffner, S., Hahn, J., Harris, J., Heinzelmann, G., Henri, G., Hermann, G., Hervet, O., Hillert, A., Hinton, J. A., Hofmann, W., Hofverberg, P., Holler, M., Horns, D., Ivascenko, A., Jacholkowska, A., Jahn, C., Jamrozy, M., Janiak, M., Jankowsky, F., Jung, I., Kastendieck, M. A., Katarzyński, K., Katz, U., Kaufmann, S., Khélifi, B., Kieffer, M., Klepser, S., Klochkov, D., Kluźniak, W., Kolitzus, D., Komin, Nu., Kosack, K., Krakau, S., Krayzel, F., Krüger, P. P., Laffon, H., Lamanna, G., Lefaucheur, J., Lefranc, V., Lemiére, A., Lemoine-Goumard, M., Lenain, J. -P., Lohse, T., Lopatin, A., Lu, C. -C., Marandon, V., Marcowith, A., Marx, R., Maurin, G., Maxted, N., Mayer, M., McComb, T. J.  L., Méhault, J., Meintjes, P. J., Menzler, U., Meyer, M., Mitchell, A. M.  W., Moderski, R., Mohamed, M., Morå, K., Moulin, E., Murach, T., Naurois, M. de, Niemiec, J., Nolan, S. J., Oakes, L., Odaka, H., Ohm, S., Opitz, B., Ostrowski, M., Oya, I., Panter, M., Parsons, R. D., Paz Arribas, M., Pekeur, N. W., Pelletier, G., Perez, J., Petrucci, P. -O., Peyaud, B., Pita, S., Poon, H., Pühlhofer, G., Punch, M., Quirrenbach, A., Raab, S., Reichardt, I., Reimer, A., Reimer, O., Renaud, M., de los Reyes, R., Rieger, F., Rob, L., Romoli, C., Rosier-Lees, S., Rowell, G., Rudak, B., Rulten, C. B., Sahakian, V., Salek, D., Sanchez, D. A., Santangelo, A., Schlickeiser, R., Schüssler, F., Schulz, A., Schwanke, U., Schwarzburg, S., Schwemmer, S., Sol, H., Spanier, F., Spengler, G., Spies, F., Stawarz, Ł., Steenkamp, R., Stegmann, C., Stinzing, F., Stycz, K., Sushch, I., Tavernet, J. -P., Tavernier, T., Taylor, A. M., Terrier, R., Tluczykont, M., Trichard, C., Valerius, K., van Eldik, C., van Soelen, B., Vasileiadis, G., Veh, J., Venter, C., Viana, A., Vincent, P., Vink, J., Völk, H. J., Volpe, F., Vorster, M., Vuillaume, T., Wagner, P., Wagner, R. M., Ward, M., Weidinger, M., Weitzel, Q., White, R., Wierzcholska, A., Willmann, P., Wörnlein, A., Wouters, D., Yang, R., Zabalza, V., Zaborov, D., Zacharias, M., Zdziarski, A. A., Zech, A., and Zechlin, H. -S. Tue .  
        "The 2012 flare of PG 1553+113 seen with H.E.S.S. and Fermi-LAT".  United States.  doi:10.1088/0004-637X/802/1/65.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1355172.

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  abstractNote = {Very high energy (VHE, E > 100 GeV) γ-ray flaring activity of the high-frequency peaked BL Lac object PG 1553+113 has been detected by the H.E.S.S. telescopes. Also, the flux of the source increased by a factor of 3 during the nights of 2012 April 26 and 27 with respect to the archival measurements with a hint of intra-night variability. No counterpart of this event has been detected in the Fermi-Large Area Telescope data. This pattern is consistent with VHE γ-ray flaring being caused by the injection of ultrarelativistic particles, emitting γ-rays at the highest energies. The dataset offers a unique opportunity to constrain the redshift of this source at z = 0.49 ± 0.04 using a novel method based on Bayesian statistics. In addition, the indication of intra-night variability is used to introduce a novel method to probe for a possible Lorentz invariance violation (LIV), and to set limits on the energy scale at which Quantum Gravity (QG) effects causing LIV may arise. For the subluminal case, the derived limits are EQG,1 > 4.10 × 1017 GeV and EQG,2 > 2.10 × 1010 GeV for linear and quadratic LIV effects, respectively.},

  doi          = {10.1088/0004-637X/802/1/65},

  journal      = {The Astrophysical Journal (Online)},

  number       = 1,

  volume       = 802,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2015},

  month        = {3}

}

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