Very high energy gamma-ray emission from two blazars of unknown redshift and upper limits on their distance

Abdalla H, Adam R, Aharonian F, Benkhali FA, Anguner EO, Arakawa M, Arcaro C, Armand C, Armstrong T, Ashkar H, Backes M, Baghmanyan V, Martins VB, Barnacka A, Barnard M, Becherini Y, Berge D, Bernloehr K, Bottcher M, Boisson C, Bolmont J, Bonnefoy S, Bregeon J, Breuhaus M, Brun F, Brun P, Bryan M, Büchele M, Bulik T, Bylund T, Caroff S, Carosi A, Casanova S, Chand T, Chandra S, Chen A, Cotter G, Curylo M, Davids ID, Davies J, Deil C, Devin J, Dewilt P, Dirson L, Djannati-Atai A, Dmytriiev A, Donath A, Doroshenko V, Dyks J, Egberts K, Eichhorn F, Emery G, Ernenwein JP, Feijen K, Fegan S, Fiasson A, Fontaine G, Funk S, Fuessling M, Gabici S, Gallant YA, Giavitto G, Giunti L, Glawion D, Glicenstein JF, Gottschall D, Grondin MH, Hahn J, Haupt M, Hermann G, Hinton JA, Hofmann W, Hoischen C, Holch TL, Holler M, Hoerbe M, Horns D, Huber D, Iwasaki H, Jamrozy M, Jankowsky D, Jankowsky F, Jardin-Blicq A, Joshi V, Jung-Richardt I, Kastendieck MA, Katarzyski K, Katsuragawa M, Katz U, Khangulyan D, Khelifi B, Klepser S, Kluzniak W, Komin N, Konno R, Kosack K, Kostunin D, Kreter M, Lamanna G, Lemiere A, Lemoine-Goumard M, Lenain JP, Leser E, Levy C, Lohse T, Lypova I, Mackey J, Majumdar J, Malyshev D, Marandon V, Marchegiani P, Marcowith A, Mares A, Marti-Devesa G, Marx R, Maurin G, Meintjes PJ, Moderski R, Mohamed M, Mohrmann L, Moore C, Morris P, Moulin E, Muller J, Murach T, Nakashima S, Nakashima K, De Naurois M, Ndiyavala H, Niederwanger F, Niemiec J, Oakes L, O'Brien P, Odaka H, Ohm S, Wilhelmi EDO, Ostrowski M, Panter M, Parsons RD, Peyaud B, Piel Q, Pita S, Poireau V, Noel AP, Prokhorov DA, Prokoph H, Puehlhofer G, Punch M, Quirrenbach A, Raab S, Rauth R, Reimer A, Reimer O, Remy Q, Renaud M, Rieger F, Rinchiuso L, Romoli C, Rowell G, Rudak B, Ruiz-Velasco E, Sahakian V, Sailer S, Saito S, Sanchez DA, Santangelo A, Sasaki M, Scalici M, Schussler F, Schutte HM, Schwanke U, Schwemmer S, Seglar-Arroyo M, Senniappan M, Seyffert AS, Shafi N, Shiningayamwe K, Simoni R, Sinha A, Sol H, Specovius A, Spencer ST, Spir-Jacob M, Stawarz L, Steenkamp R, Stegmann C, Steppa C, Takahashi T, Tavernier T, Taylor AM, Terrier R, Tiziani D, Tluczykont M, Tomankova L, Trichard C, Tsirou M, Tsuji N, Tuffs R, Uchiyama Y, Van Der Walt DJ, van Eldik C, Van Rensburg C, Van Soelen B, Vasileiadis G, Veh J, Venter C, Vincent P, Vink J, Voelk HJ, Vuillaume T, Wadiasingh Z, Wagner SJ, Watson J, Werner F, White R, Wierzcholska A, Yang R, Yoneda H, Zacharias M, Zanin R, Zargaryan D, Zdziarski AA, Zech A, Zhu SJ, Zorn J, Zywucka N, Cerruti M (2020)


Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2020

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Book Volume: 494

Pages Range: 5590-5602

Journal Issue: 4

DOI: 10.1093/mnras/staa999

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We report on the detection of very high energy (VHE; E > 100 GeV) gamma-ray emission from the BL Lac objects KUV 00311-1938 and PKS 1440-389 with the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.). H.E.S.S. observations were accompanied or preceded by multiwavelength observations with Fermi/LAT, XRT and UVOT onboard the Swift satellite, and ATOM. Based on an extrapolation of the Fermi/LAT spectrum towards the VHE gamma-ray regime, we deduce a 95 per cent confidence level upper limit on the unknown redshift of KUV 00311-1938 of z < 0.98 and of PKS 1440-389 of z < 0.53. When combined with previous spectroscopy results, the redshift of KUV 00311-1938 is constrained to 0.51 <= z < 0.98 and of PKS 1440-389 to 0.14 (sic) z < 0.53.

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Abdalla, H., Adam, R., Aharonian, F., Benkhali, F.A., Anguner, E.O., Arakawa, M.,... Cerruti, M. (2020). Very high energy gamma-ray emission from two blazars of unknown redshift and upper limits on their distance. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 494(4), 5590-5602. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa999

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Abdalla, H., et al. "Very high energy gamma-ray emission from two blazars of unknown redshift and upper limits on their distance." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 494.4 (2020): 5590-5602.

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