Long-Term X-Ray and TeV variability of Mrk 501

Details Long-Term X-Ray and TeV variability of Mrk 501 Long-Term X-Ray and TeV variability of Mrk 501

2006-03-24

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0603693v1

Astrophys.J. 646 (2006) 61-75

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

20 pages, 11 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ

Scientific paper

10.1086/504700

We present X-ray observations of the blazar Mrk501 obtained with RXTE during 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2004. The goal of this study is twofold: 1) characterize the long-term X-ray flux and spectral variability of the source with a model-independent analysis, and 2) investigate the X-ray and TeV correlation on long timescales. The spectral and temporal variability properties appear to be markedly different compared to those of non-jet-dominated radio-loud and radio-quiet AGN monitored with RXTE. To investigate the X-ray/TeV correlation on long timescales we compared RXTE data with HEGRA and Whipple historical light curves. We confirm the presence of a direct correlation, which appears to be stronger when the source is brighter. The analysis of individual flares shows that the X-ray\TeV correlated activity is heterogeneous. However, more sensitive TeV observations are necessary to confirm these findings, and to put tighter constraints on jet models (abridged).

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