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Synchrotron Self-Compton Model for PKS 2155-304

Astrophysics 2009-11-13 v1

Abstract

H.E.S.S. observed TeV blazar PKS 2155--304 in a strong flare state in 2006 July. The TeV flux varied on timescale as short as a few minutes, which sets strong constraints on the properties of the emission region. By use of the synchrotron self-Compton model, we found that models with the bulk Lorentz factor 100\sim 100, the size of the emission region 1015\sim 10^{15} cm, and magnetic field 0.1\sim 0.1 G explain the observed spectral energy distribution and the flare timescale \sim a few minutes. This model with a large value of Γ\Gamma accounts for the emission spectrum not only in the TeV band but also in the X-ray band. The major cooling process of electrons/positrons in the jet is inverse Compton scattering off synchrotron photons. The energy content of the jet is highly dominated by particle kinetic energy over magnetic energy.

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@article{arxiv.0807.3773,
  title  = {Synchrotron Self-Compton Model for PKS 2155-304},
  author = {M. Kusunose and F. Takahara},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0807.3773},
  year   = {2009}
}

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9 pages, 5 figures, 2 tables, to appear in the Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 682

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