2025MNRAS.544..669A


Query : 2025MNRAS.544..669A

2025MNRAS.544..669A - Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 544, 669-686 (2025/November-3)

VHE γ-ray observations of bright BL Lacs with the Large-Sized Telescope prototype (LST-1) of the CTAO.

ABE K., ABE S., ABHISHEK A., ACERO F., AGUASCA-CABOT A., AGUDO I., ALISPACH C., AMBROSINO D., AMBROSINO F., ANTONELLI L.A., ARAMO C., ARBET-ENGELS A., ARCARO C., ARNESEN T.T.H., ASANO K., AUBERT P., BAKTASH A., BALBO M., BAMBA A., BAQUERO LARRIVA A., BARRES DE ALMEIDA U., BARRIO J.A., BARRIOS JIMENEZ L., BATKOVIC I., BAXTER J., GONZALEZ J.B., BERNARDINI E., BERNETE J., BERTI A., BEZSHYIKO I., BIGONGIARI C., BISSALDI E., BLANCH O., BONNOLI G., BORDAS P., BORKOWSKI G., BRUNELLI G., BULGARELLI A., BUNSE M., BURELLI I., BURMISTROV L., CARDILLO M., CAROFF S., CAROSI A., CARRARO R., CARRASCO M.S., CASSOL F., CERASOLE D., CERIBELLA G., CERVINO CORTINEZ A., CHAI Y., CHENG K., CHIAVASSA A., CHIKAWA M., CHON G., CHYTKA L., CICCIARI G.M., CIFUENTES A., CONTRERAS J.L., CORTINA J., COSTANTINI H., DALCHENKO M., DA VELA P., DAZZI F., DE ANGELIS A., DE BONY DE LAVERGNE M., DEL BURGO R., DELGADO C., DELGADO MENGUAL J., DELLAIERA M., DELLA VOLPE D., DE LOTTO B., DEL PERAL L., DE MENEZES R., DE PALMA G., DIAZ C., DI MARCO G., DI PIANO A., DI PIERRO F., DI TRIA R., DI VENERE L., DOMINIK R.M., DOMINIS PRESTER D., DONINI A., DORNER D., DORO M., EISENBERGER L., ELSASSER D., EMERY G., ESCUDERO J., FALLAH RAMAZANI V., FERRAROTTO F., FIASSON A., FOFFANO L., FRIAS GARCIA-LAGO F., FROSE S., FUKAZAWA Y., GALLOZZI S., GARCIA LOPEZ R., GARCIA SOTO S., GASBARRA C., GASPARRINI D., GEYER D., GIESBRECHT PAIVA J., GIGLIETTO N., GIORDANO F., GODINOVIC N., GRADETZKE T., GRAU R., GREEN D., GREEN J., GUNJI S., GUNTHER P., HACKFELD J., HADASCH D., HAHN A., HASHIZUME M., HASSAN T., HAYASHI K., HECKMANN L., HELLER M., HERRERA LLORENTE J., HIROTANI K., HOFFMANN D., HORNS D., HOULES J., HRABOVSKY M., HRUPEC D., HUI D., IARLORI M., IMAZAWA R., INADA T., INOME Y., INOUE S., IOKA K., IORI M., ITOKAWA T., IULIANO A., JAHANVI J., JIMENEZ MARTINEZ I., JIMENEZ QUILES J., JORGE RODRIGO I., JURYSEK J., KAGAYA M., KALASHEV O., KARAS V., KATAGIRI H., KERSZBERG D., KIYOMOTO T., KOBAYASHI Y., KOHRI K., KONG A., KORNECKI P., KUBO H., KUSHIDA J., LACAVE B., LAINEZ M., LAMANNA G., LAMASTRA A., LEMOIGNE L., LINHOFF M., LOMBARDI S., LONGO F., LOPEZ-COTO R., LOPEZ-MOYA M., LOPEZ-ORAMAS A., LOPORCHIO S., LORINI A., LOZANO BAHILO J., LUCARELLI F., LUCIANI H., LUQUE-ESCAMILLA P.L., MAJUMDAR P., MAKARIEV M., MALLAMACI M., MANDAT D., MANGANARO M., MANIADAKIS D.K., MANICO G., MANNHEIM K., MARCHESI S., MARINI F., MARIOTTI M., MARQUEZ P., MARSELLA G., MARTI J., MARTINEZ O., MARTINEZ G., MARTINEZ M., MAS-AGUILAR A., MASSA M., MAURIN G., MAZIN D., MENDEZ-GALLEGO J., MENON S., GUILLEN E.M., MICELI D., MIENER T., MIRANDA J.M., MIRZOYAN R., MIZOTE M., MIZUNO T., GONZALEZ M.M., MOLINA E., MONTARULI T., MORALEJO A., MORCUENDE D., MORENO RAMOS A., MORSELLI A., MOYA V., MURAISHI H., NAGATAKI S., NAKAMORI T., NERONOV A., NIETO CASTANO D., ROSILLO M.N., NIKOLIC L., NISHIJIMA K., NODA K., NOSEK D., NOVOTNY V., NOZAKI S., OHISHI M., OHTANI Y., OKA T., OKUMURA A., ORITO R., ORSINI L., OTERO-SANTOS J., OTTANELLI P., PALATIELLO M., PANEBIANCO G., PANEQUE D., PANTALEO F.R., PAOLETTI R., PAREDES J.M., PECH M., PECIMOTIKA M., PERESANO M., PFEIFLE F., PIETROPAOLO E., PIHET M., PIROLA G., PLARD C., PODOBNIK F., POLO M., PRANDINI E., PRIYADARSHI C., PROUZA M., RAINO S., RANDO R., RHODE W., RIBO M., RIZI V., RODRIGUEZ FERNANDEZ G., RODRIGUEZ FRIAS M.D., ROMANO P., ROY A., RUINA A., RUIZ-VELASCO E., SAITO T., SAKURAI S., SANCHEZ D.A., SANO H., SARIC T., SATO Y., SATURNI F.G., SAVCHENKO V., SCHIAVONE F., SCHLEICHER B., SCHMUCKERMAIER F., SCHUBERT J.L., SCHUSSLER F., SCHWEIZER T., SEGLAR ARROYO M., SIEGERT T., SILVESTRI G., SIMONGINI A., SITAREK J., SLIUSAR V., STAMERRA A., STRISKOVIC J., STRZYS M., SUDA Y., SUNNY A., TAJIMA H., TAKAHASHI M., TAKATA J., TAKEISHI R., TAM P.H.T., TANAKA S.J., TATEISHI D., TAVERNIER T., TEMNIKOV P., TERADA Y., TERAUCHI K., TERZIC T., TESHIMA M., TLUCZYKONT M., TOKANAI F., TOMURA T., TORRES D.F., TRAMONTI F., TRAVNICEK P., TRIPODO G., TUTONE A., VACULA M., VAN SCHERPENBERG J., ACOSTA M.V., VENTURA S., VERCELLONE S., VERNA G., VIALE I., VIGLIANO A., VIGORITO C.F., VISENTIN E., VITALE V., VOITSEKHOVSKYI V., VOUTSINAS G., VOVK I., VUILLAUME T., WALTER R., WAN L., WILL M., WOJTOWICZ J., YAMAMOTO T., YAMAZAKI R., YAO Y., YEUNG P.K.H., YOSHIDA T., YOSHIKOSHI T. and ZHANG W.

Abstract (from CDS):

Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory (CTAO) is the next-generation ground-based $\gamma$-ray observatory operating in the energy range from $20\, \mathrm{GeV}$ up to $300\, \mathrm{TeV}$, with two sites in La Palma (Spain) and Paranal (Chile). It will consist of telescopes of three sizes, covering different parts of the large energy range. We report on the performance of Large-Sized Telescope prototype (LST-1) in the detection and characterization of extragalactic $\gamma$-ray sources, with a focus on the reconstructed $\gamma$-ray spectra and variability of classical bright BL Lacertae objects, which were observed during the early commissioning phase of the instrument. LST-1 data from known bright $\gamma$-ray blazars - Markarian 421, Markarian 501, 1ES 1959+650, 1ES 0647+250, and PG 1553 + 113 - were collected between 2020 July 10, and 2022 May 23, covering a zenith angle range of 4$^\circ$ to 57$^\circ$. The reconstructed light curves were analysed using a Bayesian block algorithm to distinguish the different activity phases of each blazar. Simultaneous Fermi-LAT data were utilized to reconstruct the broad-band $\gamma$-ray spectra for the sources during each activity phase. High-level reconstructed data in a format compatible with gammapy are provided together with measured light curves and spectral energy distributions (SEDs) for several bright blazars and an interpretation of the observed variability in long and short time-scales. Simulations of historical flares are generated to evaluate the sensitivity of LST-1. This work represents the first milestone in monitoring bright BL Lacertae objects with a CTAO telescope.

Abstract Copyright: © The Author(s) 2025. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): methods: data analysis - galaxies: active - BL Lacertae objects: general - gamma-rays: galaxies

Simbad objects: 9

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Number of rows : 9
N Identifier Otype ICRS (J2000)
RA
ICRS (J2000)
DEC
Mag U Mag B Mag V Mag R Mag I Sp type #ref
1850 - 2026
#notes
1 3C 66A BLL 02 22 39.6114771888 +43 02 07.799534304   15.71 15.21 14.5   ~ 942 2
2 4C 28.07 Bla 02 37 52.40567519 +28 48 08.9899986     19.30 16.99   ~ 654 1
3 M 1 SNR 05 34 31.8 +22 01 03           ~ 6516 1
4 RX J0650.7+2502 BLL 06 50 46.4900658984 +25 02 59.625654828 16.17 15.97 15.79 16.3   ~ 175 2
5 8C 0716+714 BLL 07 21 53.4482942664 +71 20 36.363846516   15.5 15.50 14.27   ~ 1388 1
6 Z 184-50 BLL 11 04 27.3140835504 +38 12 31.798495872   13.50 12.90 8.31   ~ 2841 1
7 PG 1553+113 BLL 15 55 43.0440048528 +11 11 24.365649948 14.91 14.72 14.57 13.99   ~ 672 1
8 Z 225-7 BLL 16 53 52.21668403 +39 45 36.6088754 14.09 14.15 13.29 8.26   ~ 2304 2
9 QSO B1959+650 BLL 19 59 59.8520303688 +65 08 54.652536492     12.8 11.21   ~ 699 2

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