Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2001-05-02
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
6 pages, 4 figures, in MAXI Workshop on AGN Variability (10-11 Mar 2001, Nikko, JAPAN)
Scientific paper
We study the temporal/spectral variability of two extragalactic TeV sources, Mrk 421 and Mrk 501, based on 5-year observations with the ASCA and RXTE satellites. We found that the peak of the synchrotron emission exists just in the X-ray band and its position shifted from lower to higher energy when the source became brighter. Relationship between the peak energy and peak luminosity showed quite different behavior in the two sources; Mrk 421 showed very little change in the peak position (0.5-2 keV), while Mrk 501 revealed the largest shift ever observed in blazars (1-100 keV). We analyze these X-ray data with the flux changes in TeV band, which are obtained from 35 truly simultateneous observations. Very different spectral evolution of both objects indicates some differences in the electron acceleration mechanism at work during the flares. We argue that the flux variability of Mrk 421 is associated with an increase in the number of electrons, while the flare of Mrk 501 is mostly due to the large changes in maximum energy of electrons. We also discuss the characteristic temporal variability of TeV sources, and implications for the X-ray emitting site in the relativistic jet.
Edwards Philip G.
Hayashida Kiyoshi
Inoue Susumu
Iyomoto Naoko
Kataoka Jun
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