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Titolo: | EVN Observations of HESS J1943+213: Evidence for an Extreme TeV BL Lac Object | Autori: | Akiyama, Kazunori Stawarz, Łukasz Tanaka, Yasuyuki T. Nagai, Hiroshi GIROLETTI, MARCELLO Honma, Mareki |
Data pubblicazione: | 2016 | Rivista: | THE ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL LETTERS | Numero: | 823 | Fascicolo: | 2 | Da pagina:: | L26 | Abstract: | We report on the 1.6 GHz (18 cm) very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) observations of the unresolved, steady TeV source HESS J1943+213 located in the Galactic plane, performed with the European VLBI Network (EVN) in 2014. Our new observations with a nearly full EVN array provide the deepest image of HESS J1943+213 at the highest resolution ever achieved, enabling us to resolve the long-standing issues of the source identification. The milliarcsecond-scale structure of HESS J1943+213 has a clear asymmetric morphology consisting of a compact core and a diffuse jet-like tail. This is broadly consistent with the previous e-EVN observations of the source performed in 2011 and re-analyzed in this work. The core component is characterized by the brightness temperature of ≳ 1.8× {10}<SUP>9</SUP> K, which is typical for low-luminosity blazars in general. Overall, the radio properties of HESS J1943+213 are consistent with the source classification as an “extreme high-frequency-peaked BL Lac object.” Remarkably, we note that because HESS J1943+213 does not reveal any optical or infrared signatures of the active galactic nucleus activity, it would never be recognized and identified as a BL Lac object if not for its location close to the Galactic plane where the High Energy Stereoscopic System surveyed for and the follow-up dedicated X-ray and radio studies triggered by the source detection in the TeV range. Our results suggest, therefore, a presence of an unrecognized, possibly very numerous population of particularly extreme HBLs and simultaneously demonstrate that the low-frequency VLBI observations with high angular resolution are indispensable for a proper identification of such objects. | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12386/25221 | URL: | https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8205/823/2/L26 | ISSN: | 2041-8205 | DOI: | 10.3847/2041-8205/823/2/L26 | Bibcode ADS: | 2016ApJ...823L..26A | Fulltext: | open |
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