A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Multi-wavelength characterization of the blazar S5 0716+714 during an unprecedented outburst phase
Authors: Ahnen ML, Ansoldi S, Antonelli LA, Arcaro C, Baack D, Babic A, Banerjee B, Bangale P, de Almeida UB, Barrio JA, Gonzalez JB, Bednarek W, Bernardini E, Berse RC, Berti A, Bhattacharyya W, Biland A, Blanch O, Bonnoli G, Carosi R, Carosi A, Ceribella G, Chatterjee A, Colak SM, Colin P, Colombo E, Contreras JL, Cortina J, Covino S, Cumani P, Da Vela P, Dazzi F, De Angelis A, De Lotto B, Delfino M, Delgado J, Di Pierro F, Dominguez A, Prester DD, Dorner D, Doro M, Einecke S, Elsaesser D, Ramazani VF, Fernandez-Barral A, Fidalgo D, Fonseca MV, Font L, Fruck C, Galindo D, Gallozzi S, Lopez RJG, Garczarczyk M, Gaug M, Giammaria P, Godinovic N, Gora D, Guberman D, Hadasch D, Hahn A, Hassan T, Hayashida M, Herrera J, Hose J, Hrupec D, Ishio K, Konno Y, Kubo H, Kushida J, Kuvezdic D, Lelas D, Lindfors E, Lombardi S, Longo F, Lopez M, Maggio C, Majumdar P, Makariev M, Maneva G, Manganaro M, Mannheim K, Maraschi L, Mariotti M, Martinez M, Masuda S, Mazin D, Mielke K, Minev M, Miranda JM, Mirzoyan R, Moralejo A, Moreno V, Moretti E, Nagayoshi T, Neustroev V, Niedzwiecki A, Rosillo MN, Nigro C, Nilsson K, Ninci D, Nishijima K, Noda K, Nogues L, Paiano S, Palacio J, Paneque D, Paoletti R, Paredes JM, Pedaletti G, Peresano M, Persic M, Moroni PGP, Prandini E, Puljak I, Garcia JR, Reichardt I, Rhode W, Ribo M, Rico J, Righi C, Rugliancich A, Saito T, Satalecka K, Schweizer T, Sitarek J, Snidaric I, Sobczynska D, Stamerra A, Strzys M, Suric T, Takahashi M, Takalo L, Tavecchio F, Temnikov P, Terzic T, Teshima M, Torres-Alba N, Treves A, Tsujimoto S, Vanzo G, Acosta MV, Vovk I, Ward JE, Will M, Zaric D, Bastieri D, Gasparrini D, Lott B, Rani B, Thompson DJ, Agudo I, Angelakis E, Borman GA, Casadio C, Grishina TS, Gurwel M, Hovatta T, Itoh R, Jarvela E, Jermak H, Jorstad S, Kopatskaya EN, Kraus A, Krichbaum TP, Kuin NPM, Lahteenmaki A, Larionov VM, Larionova LV, Lien AY, Madejski G, Marscher A, Myserlis I, Max-Moerbeck W, Molina SN, Morozova DA, Nalewajko K, Pearson TJ, Ramakrishnan V, Readhead ACS, Reeves RA, Savchenko SS, Steele IA, Tornikoski M, Troitskaya YV, Troitsky I, Vasilyev AA, Zensus JA
Publisher: EDP SCIENCES S A
Publication year: 2018
Journal: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Journal name in source: ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
Journal acronym: ASTRON ASTROPHYS
Article number: A45
Volume: 619
First page : 1
Last page: 18
Number of pages: 18
ISSN: 1432-0746
eISSN: 1432-0746
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201832677
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/37047450
Context. The BL Lac object S5 0716+714, a highly variable blazar, underwent an impressive outburst in January 2015 (Phase A), followed by minor activity in February (Phase B). The MAGIC observations were triggered by the optical flux observed in Phase A, corresponding to the brightest ever reported state of the source in the R-band.Aims.The comprehensive dataset collected is investigated in order to shed light on the mechanism of the broadband emission.Methods. Multi-wavelength light curves have been studied together with the broadband spectral energy distributions (SEDs). The sample includes data from Effelsberg, OVRO, Metsahovi, VLBI, CARMA, IRAM, SMA, Swift-UVOT, KVA, Tuorla, Steward, RINGO3, KANATA, AZT-8+ST7, Perkins, LX-200, Swift-XRT, NuSTAR, Fermi-LAT and MAGIC.Results. The flaring state of Phase A was detected in all the energy bands, providing for the first time a multi-wavelength sample of simultaneous data from the radio band to the very-high-energy (VHE, E> 100 GeV). In the constructed SED, the Swift-XRT +NuSTAR data constrain the transition between the synchrotron and inverse Compton components very accurately, while the second peak is constrained from 0.1 GeV to 600 GeV by Fermi+MAGIC data. The broadband SED cannot be described with a one-zone synchrotron self-Compton model as it severely underestimates the optical flux in order to reproduce the X-ray to y-ray data. Instead we use a two-zone model. The electric vector position angle (EVPA) shows an unprecedented fast rotation. An estimation of the redshift of the source by combined high-energy (HE, 0.1 GeV < E < 100 GeV) and VHE data provides a value of ,z = 0.31 +/- 0.02(stats) +/- 0.05(sys), confirming the literature value.Conclusions. The data show the VHE emission originating in the entrance and exit of a superluminal knot in and out of a recollimation shock in the inner jet. A shock-shock interaction in the jet seems responsible for the observed flares and EVPA swing. This scenario is also consistent with the SED modeling.
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