The VHE γ-Ray View of the FSRQ PKS 1510-089

The flat spectrum radio quasar PKS 1510-089 is a monitored target in many wavelength bands due to its high variability. It was detected as a very-high-energy (VHE) γ-ray emitter with H.E.S.S. in 2009, and has since been a regular target of VHE observations by the imaging Cherenkov observatories H.E....

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Veröffentlicht in:Galaxies 2019-03, Vol.7 (1), p.41
Hauptverfasser: Zacharias, Michael, Dominis Prester, Dijana, Jankowsky, Felix, Lindfors, Elina, Meyer, Manuel, Mohamed, Mahmoud, Prokoph, Heike, Sanchez, David, Sitarek, Julian, Terzic, Tomislav, Wagner, Stefan, Wierzcholska, Alicja, on behalf of the H.E.S.S. and MAGIC Collaborations
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Zusammenfassung:The flat spectrum radio quasar PKS 1510-089 is a monitored target in many wavelength bands due to its high variability. It was detected as a very-high-energy (VHE) γ-ray emitter with H.E.S.S. in 2009, and has since been a regular target of VHE observations by the imaging Cherenkov observatories H.E.S.S. and MAGIC. In this paper, we summarize the current state of results focusing on the monitoring effort with H.E.S.S. and the discovery of a particularly strong VHE flare in 2016 with H.E.S.S. and MAGIC. While the source has now been established as a weak, but regular emitter at VHE, no correlation with other energy bands has been established. This is underlined by the 2016 VHE flare, where the detected optical and high-energy γ-ray counterparts evolve differently than the VHE flux.
ISSN:2075-4434
2075-4434
DOI:10.3390/galaxies7010041