Probing jet physics with the TeV blazar PKS 2155-304

Details Probing jet physics with the TeV blazar PKS 2155-304 Probing jet physics with the TeV blazar PKS 2155-304

Sep 2004

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Spitzer Proposal ID #3348

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Blazars offer unique opportunities to understand the physics of relativistic jets. TeV emission from the blazar PKS 2155-304 has been detected in every single pointing of the newly built HESS array of Cherenkov telescopes in 2002-3. Our goal is to understand this new regime of low-level TeV emission which could not until now be studied for lack of sensitivity. We propose to obtain IR and TeV observations of the blazar PKS 2155-304. Spitzer observations between 24-160 microns would offer precious constraints on the synchrotron emission from the bulk of the non-thermal distribution of particles. The ability of Spitzer to obtain precise photometry would enable the first measurements of IR variability, providing insights into the acceleration and cooling timescales.

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