NuSTAR, Swift, and GROND Observations of the Flaring MeV Blazar PMN J0641-0320

M. Ajello; G. Ghisellini; V.~S. Paliya; D. Kocevski; G. Tagliaferri; G. Madejski; A. Rau; P. Schady; J. Greiner; F. Massaro; M. Balokovi; R. Bühler; M. Giomi; L. Marcotulli; F. D'Ammando; D. Stern; S.~E. Boggs; F.~E. Christensen; W.~W. Craig; C.~J. Hailey; F.~A. Harrison; W.~W. Zhang

doi:10.3847/0004-637X/826/1/76

NuSTAR, Swift, and GROND Observations of the Flaring MeV Blazar PMN J0641-0320

M. Ajello, G. Ghisellini, V.~S. Paliya, D. Kocevski, G. Tagliaferri, G. Madejski, A. Rau, P. Schady, J. Greiner, F. Massaro, M. Balokovi, R. Bühler, M. Giomi, L. Marcotulli, F. D'Ammando, D. Stern, S.~E. Boggs, F.~E. Christensen, W.~W. Craig, C.~J. HaileyF.~A. Harrison, W.~W. Zhang

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MeV blazars are a sub-population of the blazar family, exhibiting larger-than-average jet powers, accretion luminosities, and black hole masses. Because of their extremely hard X-ray continua, these objects are best studied in the X-ray domain. Here, we report on the discovery by the Fermi Large Area Telescope and subsequent follow-up observations with NuSTAR, Swift, and GROND of a new member of the MeV blazar family: PMN J0641−0320. Our optical spectroscopy provides confirmation that this is a flat-spectrum radio quasar located at a redshift of z = 1.196. Its very hard NuSTAR spectrum (power-law photon index of ~1 up to ~80 keV) indicates that the emission is produced via inverse Compton scattering off of photons coming from outside the jet. The overall spectral energy distribution of PMN J0641−0320 is typical of powerful blazars and, using a simple one-zone leptonic emission model, we infer that the emission region is located either inside the broad line region or within the dusty torus.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	76
Number of pages	1
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	826
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3847/0004-637X/826/1/76
Publication status	Published - 22 Jul 2016

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galaxies: active, quasars: general, quasars: individual: PMN J0641─0320, X-rays: general, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics

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Ajello, M., Ghisellini, G., Paliya, V. S., Kocevski, D., Tagliaferri, G., Madejski, G., Rau, A., Schady, P., Greiner, J., Massaro, F., Balokovi, M., Bühler, R., Giomi, M., Marcotulli, L., D'Ammando, F., Stern, D., Boggs, S. E., Christensen, F. E., Craig, W. W., ... Zhang, W. W. (2016). NuSTAR, Swift, and GROND Observations of the Flaring MeV Blazar PMN J0641-0320. Astrophysical Journal, 826(1), 76. https://doi.org/10.3847/0004-637X/826/1/76

NuSTAR, Swift, and GROND Observations of the Flaring MeV Blazar PMN J0641-0320. / Ajello, M.; Ghisellini, G.; Paliya, V.~S.; Kocevski, D.; Tagliaferri, G.; Madejski, G.; Rau, A.; Schady, P.; Greiner, J.; Massaro, F.; Balokovi, M.; Bühler, R.; Giomi, M.; Marcotulli, L.; D'Ammando, F.; Stern, D.; Boggs, S.~E.; Christensen, F.~E.; Craig, W.~W.; Hailey, C.~J.; Harrison, F.~A.; Zhang, W.~W.

In: Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 826, No. 1, 22.07.2016, p. 76.

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Ajello, M, Ghisellini, G, Paliya, VS, Kocevski, D, Tagliaferri, G, Madejski, G, Rau, A, Schady, P, Greiner, J, Massaro, F, Balokovi, M, Bühler, R, Giomi, M, Marcotulli, L, D'Ammando, F, Stern, D, Boggs, SE, Christensen, FE, Craig, WW, Hailey, CJ, Harrison, FA & Zhang, WW 2016, 'NuSTAR, Swift, and GROND Observations of the Flaring MeV Blazar PMN J0641-0320', Astrophysical Journal, vol. 826, no. 1, pp. 76. https://doi.org/10.3847/0004-637X/826/1/76

Ajello, M. ; Ghisellini, G. ; Paliya, V.~S. ; Kocevski, D. ; Tagliaferri, G. ; Madejski, G. ; Rau, A. ; Schady, P. ; Greiner, J. ; Massaro, F. ; Balokovi, M. ; Bühler, R. ; Giomi, M. ; Marcotulli, L. ; D'Ammando, F. ; Stern, D. ; Boggs, S.~E. ; Christensen, F.~E. ; Craig, W.~W. ; Hailey, C.~J. ; Harrison, F.~A. ; Zhang, W.~W. / NuSTAR, Swift, and GROND Observations of the Flaring MeV Blazar PMN J0641-0320. In: Astrophysical Journal. 2016 ; Vol. 826, No. 1. pp. 76.

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