Abstract
We present results from multiwavelength observations of the BL Lacertae object 1ES 1741 + 196, including results in the very high energy γ-ray regime using the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS). The VERITAS time-averaged spectrum, measured above 180 GeV, is well modelled by a power law with a spectral index of 2.7 ± 0.7stat ± 0.2syst. The integral flux above 180 GeV is (3.9 ± 0.8stat ± 1.0syst) × 10-8 m-2 s-1, corresponding to 1.6 per cent of the Crab nebula flux on average. The multiwavelength spectral energy distribution of the source suggests that 1ES 1741+196 is an extreme-high-frequency-peaked BL Lacertae object. The observations analysed in this paper extend over a period of six years, during which time no strong flares were observed in any band. This analysis is therefore one of the few characterizations of a blazar in a non-flaring state.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2550-2557 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society |
Volume | 459 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1 2016 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2016 The Authors Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Keywords
- Astroparticle physics
- Galaxies: individual: 1ES 1741+196 = VER J1744+195
- Relativistic processes