ASCA and other contemporaneous observations of the blazar B2 1308+326

Details ASCA and other contemporaneous observations of the blazar B2 1308+326 ASCA and other contemporaneous observations of the blazar B2 1308+326

2000-09-13

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0009202v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.364, p.43-52 (2000)

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

A&A in press; 11 pages, 5 figures

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The high redshift (z=0.997) blazar B2 1308+326 was observed contemporaneously at x-ray, optical and radio wavelengths in June 1996. The x-ray observations were performed with ASCA. The ASCA results were found to be consistent with reanalysed data from two earlier ROSAT observations. The combined ASCA and ROSAT data reveal an x-ray spectrum that is best fit by a broken power law with absorber model. The break in the x-ray spectrum is interpreted, to be the emerging importance of inverse Compton (IC) emission which dominates the ASCA spectrum. The faint optical state reported for these observations (m_V=18.3+/-0.25) is incompatible with the high synchrotron flux previously detected by ROSAT. The IC emission detected by both ROSAT and ASCA was not significantly affected by the large change in the synchrotron component. MgII emission was detected with an equivalent width (EW) significantly different from previously reported values. Absorption at a level of in excess of the Galactic value was detected, indicating the possible presence of a foreground absorber. A gravitational microlensing scenario cannot therefore be ruled out for this blazar. B2 1308+326 could be a typical radio-selected BL Lac in terms of peak synchrotron frequency and optical and radio variability but its high bolometric luminosity, variable line emission and high Doppler boost factor make it appear more like a quasar than a BL Lac. It is suggested that B2 1308+326 be considered as the prototype of this class of composite source.

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