Variable synchrotron emission from BL Lacertae objects. II. Optical and X-ray flares in HBL source 1ES 1959+650 |
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| Authors: | Bidzina Z Kapanadze Eduard Janiashvili |
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| Institution: | (1) Ilia State University, 0162, Cholokashvili Av. 3/5, Tbilisi, Georgia |
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| Abstract: | This paper presents the results of the optical R band and 1.5–12 keV band X-ray monitoring of the high-energy peaked BL Lacertae source 1ES 1959+650 performed during 2002–2007
with the 70 cm Meniscus Telescope of Abastumani Astrophysical Observatory (Georgia) and the All-Sky Monitor on board the Rossi
X-ray Time Explorer, respectively. The observed long- and short-term outbursts are fitted with the lightcurves obtained by
means of the modeling of synchrotron flares that are assumed to be the result of a propagation of the relativistic shock waves
through the jet of 1ES 1959+650, pointed to the observer. Different values of the input parameters (shock velocity, particles’
spectral index, sizes of emission region, minimum and maximum Lorentz factors of the particles etc.) are used in order to
fit the simulated lightcurves whose constructed by means of observational data. This investigation shows that both shock velocity
and physical conditions in the jet of 1ES 1959+650 should be variable from flare to flare. The shocks are found to be mildly
relativistic with the apparent speeds β=0.46–0.85, expressed in the units of c. Spectral index of the particle energy distribution varied from 2.10 to 2.17 for the long-term flares while it is higher
in the case of short-term outbursts: s=2.32–2.45 that is suggested to be a result of the deceleration of shock front during its passage through the shell situated
downstream the Mach disc. The average strength of a turbulent magnetic field ranged from 0.025 gauss to 0.04 gauss for different
long-term flares while the values of 0.07–0.14 gauss were adopted for the different short-term outbursts. The lengths of variable
jet area found to be of 0.13–0.47 pc with the transverse extents of (0.5–1.0)×1017 cm in the case of long-term flares. The same characteristics for short-term outbursts were (2.74–5.5)×1016 cm and (0.2–04)×1017 cm, respectively. We conclude that both shock velocity and properties of pre-shocked plasma were not the same in 1ES 1959+650
for the different flaring epochs. |
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