Swift observations of Mrk 421. I. 2005-2008 Virtual Observatory Resource

Authors
  1. Kapanadze B.
  2. Vercellone S.
  3. Romano P.
  4. Hughes P.
  5. Aller M.
  6. Aller H.,Kharshiladze O.
  7. Kapanadze S.
  8. Tabagari L.
  9. Published by
    CDS
Abstract

We present detailed results of Swift observations of the nearby TeV-detected blazar Mrk 421, based on the rich archival data obtained during 2005 March-2008 June. The best fits of the 0.3-10keV spectra were mainly obtained using the log-parabolic model, yielding low spectral curvatures expected in the case of the efficient stochastic acceleration of particles. During strong X-ray flares, the position of the synchrotron spectral energy distribution peak E_p_ was beyond 8keV for 41 spectra, while it sometimes was situated at the UV frequencies in quiescent states. The photon index at 1 keV exhibited a broad range, and the values a<1.70 were observed during the strong flares, hinting at the possible presence of a jet hadronic component. The spectral parameters were correlated in some periods, expected in the framework of the first- and second-order Fermi accelerations of X-ray emitting particles, as well as in the case of turbulence spectrum. The 0.3-10keV flux and spectral parameters sometimes showed very fast variability down to the fluctuations by 6-20% in 180-960s, possibly related to the small-scale turbulent areas containing strongest magnetic fields. X-ray and very high-energy fluxes often showed correlated variability, although several occurrences of more complicated variability patterns are also revealed, indicating that the multifrequency emission of Mrk 421 could not be generated in a single zone.

Keywords
  1. BL Lacertae objects
  2. X-ray sources
  3. Ultraviolet photometry
Bibliographic source Bibcode
2018ApJ...854...66K
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doi:10.26093/cds/vizier.18540066

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