Swift XRT and UVOT deep observations of the high energy peaked BL Lac object PKS 0548-322 close to its brightest state

Details Swift XRT and UVOT deep observations of the high energy peaked BL Lac object PKS 0548-322 close to its brightest state Swift XRT and UVOT deep observations of the high energy peaked BL Lac object PKS 0548-322 close to its brightest state

2006-10-13

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0610416v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Accepted for publication in A&A (6 pages, 3 figures)

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20066063

We present the results of a spectral analysis of 5 Swift XRT and UVOT observations of the BL Lac object PKS 0548-322 carried out over the period April-June 2005. The X-ray flux of this high energy peaked BL Lac (HBL) source was found to be approximately constant at a level of F(2-10 keV) ~ 4x10^-11 erg cm^-2 s^-1, a factor of 2 brighter than when observed by BeppoSAX in 1999 and close to the maximum intensity reported in the Einstein Slew Survey. The very good statistics obtained in the 0.3-10 keV Swift X-ray spectrum allowed us to detect highly significant deviations from a simple power law spectral distribution. A log-parabolic model describes well the X-ray data and gives a best fit curvature parameter of 0.18 and peak energy in the Spectral Energy Distribution of about 2 keV. The UV spectral data from Swift UVOT join well with a power law extrapolation of the soft X-ray data points suggesting that the same component is responsible for the observed emission in the two bands. The combination of synchrotron peak in the X-ray band and high intensity state confirms PKS 0548-322 as a prime target for TeV observations. X-ray monitoring and coordinated TeV campaigns are highly advisable.

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