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2013A&A...555A.138F - Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 555A138-138 (2013/7-1)

Fermi/LAT detection of extraordinary variability in the gamma-ray emission of the blazar PKS 1510-089.

FOSCHINI L., BONNOLI G., GHISELLINI G., TAGLIAFERRI G., TAVECCHIO F. and STAMERRA A.

Abstract (from CDS):

We have reanalyzed the giant outburst of the blazar PKS 1510-089 (z=0.36) that occurred on 2011 October-November. The γ-ray flux in the 0.1-100GeV energy range exceeded the value of 10–5ph/cm2/s for several days. The peak flux was reached on 2011 October 19, with a value of ∼4.4x10–5ph/cm2/s, which in turn corresponds to a luminosity of ∼ 2x1049erg/s. A very short timescale variability was measured. Particularly on 2011 October 18, the flux-doubling time was as short as ∼20 min. This is the shortest variability ever detected in the MeV-GeV energy band. We compared our analysis with two other outbursts observed in 2009 March and 2012 February-March, when the blazar was also detected by H.E.S.S. and MAGIC to infer information about the emission at hundreds of GeV.

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Journal keyword(s): quasars: individual: PKS B1510-089 - galaxies: jets - gamma rays: galaxies

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