NASA NTRS · 19970025811
Gamma-ray observations of BL Lac objects
Abstract
The results from observations of a sample of BL Lac objects by the Compton telescope (COMPTEL) and energetic gamma ray experiment telescope (EGRET) onboard the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO) are presented. The main targets in the sample were selected on the basis of their X-ray brightness and apparent spectral hardening at hard X-ray energies. One of the targets, PKS 0521-365 was detected by EGRET, and these data are presented together with contemporaneous ground-based radio data. Subsequent X-ray observations of this source with the Advanced Satellite for Cosomology and Astrophysics (ASCA) demonstrated that, although originally classified as a BL Lac object, it is better described as a flat spectrum radio quasar. Upper limits on the gamma ray flux from all the non-detected BL lacs are presented.
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Hanlon, L., McBreen, B., OFlaherty, K., Metcalfe, L., Hunter, S., Tashiro, M., Wagner, S., Bouchet, P., Nicolson, G. D., Smith, N. J.. 1997-03-01. Gamma-ray observations of BL Lac objects. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19970025811
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