Detection of Exceptional X-Ray Spectral Variability in the TeV BL Lac 1ES 2344+514

Details Detection of Exceptional X-Ray Spectral Variability in the TeV BL Lac 1ES 2344+514 Detection of Exceptional X-Ray Spectral Variability in the TeV BL Lac 1ES 2344+514

1999-07-27

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9907377v1

Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc. 317 (2000) 743

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

7 pages, LaTeX, 6 PostScript figures. Accepted by MNRAS

Scientific paper

10.1046/j.1365-8711.2000.03353.x

We present the results of six BeppoSAX observations of 1ES 2344+514, five of which were taken within a week. 1ES 2344+514, one of the few known TeV BL Lac objects, was detected by the BeppoSAX Narrow Field Instruments between 0.1 to \~50 keV. During the first five closely spaced observations 1ES 2344+514 showed large amplitude luminosity variability, associated with spectacular spectral changes, particularly when compared to the last observation when the source was found to be several times fainter, with a much steeper X-ray spectrum. The energy dependent shape of the lightcurve and the spectral changes imply a large shift (factor of 30 or more in frequency) of the peak of the synchrotron emission. At maximum flux the peak was located at or above 10 keV, making 1ES 2344+514 the second blazar (after MKN501) with the synchrotron peak in the hard X-ray band. The shift, and the corresponding increase in luminosity, might be due to the onset of a second synchrotron component extending from the soft to the hard X-ray band where most of the power is emitted. Rapid variability on a timescale of approximately 5000 seconds has also been detected when the source was brightest.

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