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Title: Location of γ -ray emission and magnetic field strengths in OJ 287

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We report the γ-ray BL Lac object OJ 287 is known to exhibit inner-parsec “jet-wobbling”, high degrees of variability at all wavelengths and quasi-stationary features, including an apparent (≈100°) position-angle change in projection on the sky plane. Sub-50 micro-arcsecond resolution 86 GHz observations with the global mm-VLBI array (GMVA) supplement ongoing multi-frequency VLBI blazar monitoring at lower frequencies. Using these maps, together with cm/mm total intensity and γ-ray observations from Fermi-LAT from 2008-2014, we aim to Observations with the GMVA offer approximately double the angular resolution compared with 43 GHz VLBA observations and enable us to observe above the synchrotron self-absorption peak frequency. Fermi-LAT γ-ray data were reduced and analysed. The jet was spectrally decomposed at multiple locations along the jet. From this, we could derive estimates of the magnetic field using equipartition and synchrotron self-absorption arguments. How the field decreases down the jet provided an estimate of the distance to the jet apex and an estimate of the magnetic field strength at the jet apex and in the broad line region. Combined with accurate kinematics, we attempt to locate the site of γ-ray activity, radio flares, and spectral changes. Strong γ-ray flares appeared to originate from either the so-calledmore » core region, a downstream stationary feature, or both, with γ-ray activity significantly correlated with radio flaring in the downstream quasi-stationary feature. Magnetic field estimates were determined at multiple locations along the jet, with the magnetic field found to be ≥1.6 G in the core and ≤0.4 G in the downstream quasi-stationary feature. Finally, we therefore found upper limits on the location of the VLBI core as ≲6.0 pc from the jet apex and determined an upper limit on the magnetic field near the jet base of the order of thousands of Gauss.« less

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SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
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USDOE
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Fermi LAT Collaboration
OSTI Identifier:
1355741
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-76SF00515
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Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 597; Journal ID: ISSN 0004-6361
Publisher:
EDP Sciences
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS; BL Lacertae objects: individual: OJ 287; galaxies: active; magnetic fields; techniques: high angular resolution; techniques: interferometric; galaxies: jets

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Hodgson, J. A., Krichbaum, T. P., Marscher, A. P., Jorstad, S. G., Rani, B., Marti-Vidal, I., Bach, U., Sanchez, S., Bremer, M., Lindqvist, M., Uunila, M., Kallunki, J., Vicente, P., Fuhrmann, L., Angelakis, E., Karamanavis, V., Myserlis, I., Nestoras, I., Chidiac, C., Sievers, A., Gurwell, M., and Zensus, J. A. Location of γ -ray emission and magnetic field strengths in OJ 287. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201526727.
Hodgson, J. A., Krichbaum, T. P., Marscher, A. P., Jorstad, S. G., Rani, B., Marti-Vidal, I., Bach, U., Sanchez, S., Bremer, M., Lindqvist, M., Uunila, M., Kallunki, J., Vicente, P., Fuhrmann, L., Angelakis, E., Karamanavis, V., Myserlis, I., Nestoras, I., Chidiac, C., Sievers, A., Gurwell, M., & Zensus, J. A. Location of γ -ray emission and magnetic field strengths in OJ 287. United States. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526727
Hodgson, J. A., Krichbaum, T. P., Marscher, A. P., Jorstad, S. G., Rani, B., Marti-Vidal, I., Bach, U., Sanchez, S., Bremer, M., Lindqvist, M., Uunila, M., Kallunki, J., Vicente, P., Fuhrmann, L., Angelakis, E., Karamanavis, V., Myserlis, I., Nestoras, I., Chidiac, C., Sievers, A., Gurwell, M., and Zensus, J. A. Fri . "Location of γ -ray emission and magnetic field strengths in OJ 287". United States. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526727. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1355741.
@article{osti_1355741,
title = {Location of γ -ray emission and magnetic field strengths in OJ 287},
author = {Hodgson, J. A. and Krichbaum, T. P. and Marscher, A. P. and Jorstad, S. G. and Rani, B. and Marti-Vidal, I. and Bach, U. and Sanchez, S. and Bremer, M. and Lindqvist, M. and Uunila, M. and Kallunki, J. and Vicente, P. and Fuhrmann, L. and Angelakis, E. and Karamanavis, V. and Myserlis, I. and Nestoras, I. and Chidiac, C. and Sievers, A. and Gurwell, M. and Zensus, J. A.},
abstractNote = {We report the γ-ray BL Lac object OJ 287 is known to exhibit inner-parsec “jet-wobbling”, high degrees of variability at all wavelengths and quasi-stationary features, including an apparent (≈100°) position-angle change in projection on the sky plane. Sub-50 micro-arcsecond resolution 86 GHz observations with the global mm-VLBI array (GMVA) supplement ongoing multi-frequency VLBI blazar monitoring at lower frequencies. Using these maps, together with cm/mm total intensity and γ-ray observations from Fermi-LAT from 2008-2014, we aim to Observations with the GMVA offer approximately double the angular resolution compared with 43 GHz VLBA observations and enable us to observe above the synchrotron self-absorption peak frequency. Fermi-LAT γ-ray data were reduced and analysed. The jet was spectrally decomposed at multiple locations along the jet. From this, we could derive estimates of the magnetic field using equipartition and synchrotron self-absorption arguments. How the field decreases down the jet provided an estimate of the distance to the jet apex and an estimate of the magnetic field strength at the jet apex and in the broad line region. Combined with accurate kinematics, we attempt to locate the site of γ-ray activity, radio flares, and spectral changes. Strong γ-ray flares appeared to originate from either the so-called core region, a downstream stationary feature, or both, with γ-ray activity significantly correlated with radio flaring in the downstream quasi-stationary feature. Magnetic field estimates were determined at multiple locations along the jet, with the magnetic field found to be ≥1.6 G in the core and ≤0.4 G in the downstream quasi-stationary feature. Finally, we therefore found upper limits on the location of the VLBI core as ≲6.0 pc from the jet apex and determined an upper limit on the magnetic field near the jet base of the order of thousands of Gauss.},
doi = {10.1051/0004-6361/201526727},
journal = {Astronomy and Astrophysics},
number = ,
volume = 597,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 06 00:00:00 EST 2017},
month = {Fri Jan 06 00:00:00 EST 2017}
}

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Optical Emission and Particle Acceleration in a Quasi-stationary Component in the Jet of OJ 287
journal, August 2018

  • Sasada, Mahito; Jorstad, Svetlana; Marscher, Alan P.
  • The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 864, Issue 1
  • DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/aad553

Ejection of Double Knots from the Radio Core of PKS 1510–089 during the Strong Gamma-Ray Flares in 2015
journal, May 2019

  • Park, Jongho; Lee, Sang-Sung; Kim, Jae-Young
  • The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 877, Issue 2
  • DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ab1b27

Measuring the Variability in K2 Optical Light Curves of the Binary Black Hole Candidate OJ 287 and Other Fermi Active Galactic Nuclei in 2014–2015
journal, June 2019

  • Wehrle, Ann E.; Carini, Michael; Wiita, Paul J.
  • The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 877, Issue 2
  • DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ab1b2d

Long-term Variability and Correlation Study of the Blazar 3C 454.3 in the Radio, NIR, and Optical Wavebands
journal, December 2019


Kinematics of the M87 Jet in the Collimation Zone: Gradual Acceleration and Velocity Stratification
journal, December 2019


The Most Compact Bright Radio-loud AGNs. II. VLBA Observations of 10 Sources at 43 and 86 GHz
journal, January 2018

  • Cheng, X. -P.; An, T.; Hong, X. -Y.
  • The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, Vol. 234, Issue 1
  • DOI: 10.3847/1538-4365/aa9e4b

Interferometric Monitoring of Gamma-ray Bright AGNs: S5 0716+714
text, January 2017


Optical Emission and Particle Acceleration in a Quasi-Stationary Component in the Jet of OJ~287
text, January 2018


Spatially resolved origin of mm-wave linear polarization in the nuclear region of 3C 84
text, January 2018