SWIFT observations of TeV BL Lac objects

Details SWIFT observations of TeV BL Lac objects SWIFT observations of TeV BL Lac objects

2006-11-08

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0611276v1

Astron.Astrophys.467:501-508,2007

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

10 pages, 7 figures. Accepted for publication in the Astronomy and Astrophysics

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20066226

Context: We present the results of a set of observations of nine TeV detected BL Lac objects performed by the XRT and UVOT detectors on board the Swift satellite between March and December 2005. Aims: We are mainly interested in measuring the spectral parameters, and particularly the intrinsic curvature in the X-ray band. Methods: We perform X-ray spectral analysis of observed BL Lac TeV objects using either a log-parabolic or a simple power-law model . Results: We found that many of the objects in our sample do show significant spectral curvature, whereas those having the peak of the spectral energies distribution at energies lower than ~0.1 keV show power law spectra. In these cases, however, the statistics are generally low thus preventing a good estimate of the curvature. Simultaneous UVOT observations are important to verify how X-ray spectra can be extrapolated at lower frequencies and to search for multiple emission components. Conclusions: The results of our analysis are useful for the study of possible signatures of statistical acceleration processes predicting intrinsically curved spectra and for modelling the SED of BL Lacertae objects up to TeV energies where a corresponding curvature is likely to be present.

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