Multi-wavelength characterization of the blazar S5 0716+714 during an unprecedented outburst phase (CROSBI ID 255283)
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Ahnen, M. L. ; ... ; Babić, Ana ; ... ; Dominis Prester, Dijana ; ... ; Godinović, Nikola ; ... ; Hrupec, Dario ; ... ; Kuveždić, Danijela ; ... ; Lelas, Damir ; ; ... ; Manganaro, Marina ; ... ; Puljak, Ivica ; ... ; Šnidarić, Iva ; ... ; Surić, Tihomir ; ... ; Terzić, Tomislav ; ... ; Zarić, Darko
MAGIC Collaboration ; Fermi-LAT Collaboration
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Multi-wavelength characterization of the blazar S5 0716+714 during an unprecedented outburst phase
Context. The BL Lac object S5 0716+714, a highly variable blazar, underwent an impressive outburst in January 2015 (Phase A), followed by minor activity in February (Phase B). The MAGIC observations were triggered by the optical flux observed in Phase A, corresponding to the brightest ever reported state of the source in the R-band. Aims. The comprehensive dataset collected is investigated in order to shed light on the mechanism of the broadband emission. Methods. Multi-wavelength light curves have been studied together with the broadband Spectral Energy Distributions (SEDs). The data set collected spans from radio (Effelsberg, OVRO, Metsähovi, VLBI, CARMA, IRAM, SMA), UV (Swift-UVOT), optical photometry and polarimetry (Tuorla, Steward, RINGO3, KANATA, AZT-8+ST7, Perkins, LX-200), X-ray (Swift-XRT and NuSTAR), high-energy (HE, 0.1 GeV ¡ E ¡ 100 GeV) with Fermi-LAT to the very- high-energy (VHE, E¿100 GeV) with MAGIC. Results. The flaring state of Phase A was detected in all the energy bands, providing for the first time a multi-wavelength sample of simultaneous data from the radio band to the VHE. In the constructed SED the Swift- XRT+NuSTAR data constrain the transition between the synchrotron and inverse Compton components very accurately, while the second peak is constrained from 0.1 GeV to 600 GeV by Fermi+MAGIC data. The broadband SED cannot be described with a one-zone synchrotron self- Compton model as it severely underestimates the optical flux in order to reproduce the X-ray to γ-ray data. Instead we use a two-zone model. The electric vector position angle (EVPA) shows an unprecedented fast rotation. An estimation of the redshift of the source by combined HE and VHE data provides a value of z = 0.31 ± 0.02 stats ± 0.05 sys , confirming the literature value. Conclusions. The data show the VHE emission originating in the entrance and exit of a superluminal knot in and out a recollimation shock in the inner jet. A shock- shock interaction in the jet seems responsible for the observed flares and EVPA swing. This scenario is also consistent with the SED modelling.
galaxies: active ; BL Lacertae objects: individual: S5 0716+714 ; galaxies: jets ; gamma-rays: galaxies
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Podaci o izdanju
619 (A45)
2018.
1-18
objavljeno
0004-6361
1432-0746
10.1051/0004-6361/201832677